The transphobia on display coincides with the start of Pride month and nationwide protests against police brutality against the Black community that includes marchers seeking justice for the recent killing of Tony McDade, a Black trans man, at the hands of police.
Rowling followed up her initial tweets by dragging lesbians into her rant when she retweeted an article with the headline "Anonymous Letter from a Terrified Lesbian" on the TERF site The Velvet Chronicle. "I've never felt as shouted.