Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008. He was also the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
JK Rowling gets a glowing review by Vladimir Putin for her vile transphobic leanings
Harry Potter author and anti-transgender activist JK Rowling has earned herself another unlikely ally: Russian President Vladimir Putin.Rowling, of course, has earned a reputation in the past few years for her vitriolic attacks on transgender people.
Putin, likewise, has targeted the LGBTQ community in Russia and Eastern Europe. One of his biggest justifications for the current Russian invasion of Ukraine is to “protect” Russia from a supposed gay conspiracy, led by NATO.Amid the ongoing war, Putin voiced his support for JK Rowling and her anti-trans beliefs.
He has also likened the “cancellation” of Russia to calls for the boycotting of Rowling’s works. In a recent speech aired on SkyNews, the Russian dictator claimed both Russia and Rowling have experienced the same “discrimination.”“They canceled JK Rowling, the children’s author recently,” he said in his speech. “Her books are published all over the world.
Just because she didn’t satisfy the demands of gender rights.”Related: Steven Seagal’s weird bromance with Vladimir Putin just got weirder“They are now trying to cancel our country,” he continued. “I’m talking about the progressive discrimination of everything to do with Russia, this trend that’s unfolding in Western states… They’re now engaging in cancel culture.”WATCH: Vladimir Putin says the West has "cancelled" JK Rowling and are now "engaging in cancel culture" against Russia.(Begins at 1:00)pic.twitter.com/fqAin41HpO— TLDR News UK (@TLDRNewsUK) March 25, 2022Putin’s latter remarks refer to the recent cancellation of performances of the 1812 Overture by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in several nations.
