Jedward have waded into the JK Rowling transphobia row, suggesting their fans use her new book as firewood. The Harry Potter author has attracted strong criticism for comments on gender identity, but vehemently denies she is transphobic.
The controversy was reignited this week when a Sunday Telegraph review of her latest book, Troubled Blood, said it featured a “transvestite serial killer”.
The former X Factor stars, real names John and Edward Grimes, have become the latest high profile figures to criticise Rowling for the comments, writing on Twitter: “#TransRightsAreHumanRights Understanding is the first step to acceptance @jk_rowling and only with acceptance can there be recovery. “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow