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Can ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Actually Distance Itself From JK Rowling’s Transphobic Ideology?

On March 17, Playstation had its State of Play for Hogwarts Legacy to give an update on how the game’s development is going. The video has racked up  8 million views on Youtube in just a week. Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world RPG taking place in the Harry Potter universe,[…]

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Celebrities
Here Are All the ‘Harry Potter’ Stars Who Have Responded to JK Rowling’s Transphobia

JK Rowling has taken a hammer to our childhoods these last few years by exposing herself as a TERF (a trans-exclusionary radical feminist), repeatedly doubling-down on hateful (and harmful) comments. But many Harry Potter stars have pushed back against JK Rowling’s transphobia, as you’ll see below. For those who have[…]

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Film
Here’s Why We Won’t See Meaningful LGBT Representation in a Franchise Blockbuster Anytime Soon

Even though queer fans may call for it and accept scraps, here’s why we probably won’t see any meaningful LGBT representation in blockbusters anytime soon

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New Zealand Book Festival Cancels Harry Potter Event Because JK Rowling Is a TERF

Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2021, a New Zealand book festival, has canceled its very popular Harry Potter quiz event over JK Rowling’s transphobia. The festival is being held from May 6–9 and boasts a number of interesting book-related events like “Journeys to Publication,” “Books and Reading in the Age of[…]

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