Harry Potter author attracted criticism last year after she took issue with the phrasing for an article about healthcare equality, titled Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate."'People who menstruate'.
I'm sure there used to be a word for those people," she tweeted. "Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?"Rowling vehemently denies she is transphobic and wrote a lengthy blog statement on her stance on gender identity following the backlash to her tweet.Izzard has called for a more measured reaction to the writer's stance on trans issues in an interview with the Daily Telegraph."I don't think JK Rowling is transphobic," she said.