J.K. Rowling: Warner Bros. Discovery & BBC Accused Of Betraying DEI Policies By Backing ‘Harry Potter’ Author Amid Trans Rights Row
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Discovery and the BBC have been accused of double standards on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) after both organizations have stood by J.K.
Rowling amid a hardening in her transgender rights rhetoric. WBD is working closely with Rowling on HBO’s Harry Potter television series, while the BBC has this week premiered Season 6 of Strike, based on the author’s Robert Galbraith novels.
Rowling is an executive producer on both projects and her company, Brontë Film and TV, is also attached. The support for Rowling’s work has alarmed members of the transgender community working in the media, who have noted how the writer’s language on trans issues has evolved from measured disagreement to a coarser tone over the past four years.
In interviews with Deadline, these people argued that WBD and the BBC’s platforming of Rowling’s work sits uncomfortably with internal policies around fairness and inclusivity for transgender employees.
