JK Rowling Is Digging In on Transphobia. Can You Still Love Harry Potter?

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is under fire yet again for promoting harmful ideas about trans women. This time, Rowling is facing criticism for her newest novel, which features a cross-dressing serial killer.

Although it seems likely that Rowling would contest such an interpretation, the premise of this novel plays into anti-trans narratives, such as that trans people are confused or deceitful, dangerous, and mentally ill. In the face of violence faced by trans individuals — and by trans women of color…