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The controversy began when JK Rowling voiced her views on sex-based rights and biology, emphasizing that "men are men and women are women". Despite her stating these opinions in defense of biological reality and not out of transphobia, her stance ignited a fierce backlash from parts of the trans rights activism and woke critics. Critics accused her of being transphobic and launched a social media campaign attempting to cancel her.

This campaign involved threats, protests, and calls to boycott her books and associated products. However, rather than see her career or profits diminish, Rowling’s stance seemed to galvanize her supporters, and her resilience became apparent as the backlash failed to produce the desired effect of dismantling her legacy.