she revealed she is a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor.Rowling has long been a target of criticism by trans activists who have taken offence at some of her social media posts.She responded to recent criticism in a 3,600 word blog post, detailing five reasons she felt the need to talk about trans issues, including her interest in "both education and safeguarding" and "freedom of speech".Explaining her final reason, she wrote: "I've been in the public eye now for over 20 years and have never talked publicly about being a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor."This isn't because I'm ashamed those things happened to me, but because they're traumatic to revisit and remember."I'm mentioning these things now not in an attempt to.