wrote on Twitter, for which she received death threats. Rowling was not surprised by the abuse, which she had suffered before.
But she was surprised by another aspect of the response: support. "What I didn't expect in the aftermath of my cancellation was the avalanche of emails and letters that came showering down upon me, the overwhelming majority of which were positive, grateful and supportive," Rowling wrote an essay soon after.
The emails were joined by tweets, and even a hashtag: #IStandwithJKRowling.I wanted to add my voice to those supporting Rowling.
I wanted to tweet #IStandwithJKRowling. But I did not. I am running for City Council in Lower Manhattan, and as a candidate for office, I didn't want to risk being called transphobic..