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The seven-book print set of Harry Potter books autographed by author J.K. Rowling are seen at the National Braille Press in Boston, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007. Rowling rarely signs books, and the copies being auctioned, as part of the nonprofit's annual fundraiser, by the Boston based press are the only known signed complete set in the U.S. | (Photo: AP Images / Bizuayehu Tesfaye, File) Organizers of a book festival in New Zealand have canceled an event featuring the popular children's book series Harry Potter over past comments on the transgender debate made by author J.K. Rowling. The news ...

Harry Potter event cancelled for 'risk of distress' over JK Rowling trans views row A Harry Potter book quiz in New Zealand has been called off over a 'risk around causing distress' due to remarks made by the series' author JK Rowling that have been alleged by some to be 'transphobic' Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will ...

J.K. Rowling gets ’cancelled’ again for her tweets on gender issues By Nosipho Nyide Share Organisers of a book festival in New Zealand that was meant to feature a Harry Potter-themed segment decided to cancel it this year because of J.K. Rowling’s tweets that were viewed as transphobic. The board chairman for the Featherston’s Booktown festival, Peter Biggs, told the New Zealand-based publication “Stuff” that the decision to drop the annual Harry Potter-themed quiz was not taken lightly, and it came after discussions with members of the LGBTQIA+ community. â�...

Organisers of a New Zealand book festival have dropped a Harry Potter quiz from the event over JK Rowling’s trans views, saying they want the festival to be a “welcoming place for everyone”. The Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival in New Zealand said they have chosen not to feature the popular Harry Potter quiz on this year’s programmes in light of the author’s explosive tweets on trans people. Rowling has received tremendous backlash due to a series of tweets and a lengthy essay she published on the subject in June 2020. She has been fiercely criticised by LGBT+ advocates and...

A Harry Potter event was canceled at an upcoming book festival in New Zealand over headline-making comments the best selling author J.K. Rowling made, in which she said only women can menstruate. Organizers of the Featherston Booktown Karukatea festival in New Zealand, which will be held on May 6-9 have canceled an interactive Harry Potter quiz — which had been very popular at past events — according to a report by Stuff. Rowling has faced backlash by transgender activists for saying only women can menstruate. The author has also been labeled a “TERF” (trans exclusionary radi...