Chinese Taipei fans hammer JK Rowling over ‘trans’ comments aimed at boxer
- Author, a vocal opponent to trans rights, calls Lin Yu-ting part of the ‘insanity’ of trans athletes competing in women’s sport
Harry Potter author JK Rowling is facing the wrath of netizens in Taiwan after she challenged female Chinese Taipei boxer Lin Yu-ting’s eligibility to compete in the Paris Olympics.
Rowling, a vocal opponent to trans rights, said Lin was part of the “insanity” of trans athletes competing in women’s sport.
She shared an article on social media platform X about Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif being authorised to compete in the Olympics despite failing gender eligibility tests last year.
Despite the rumours, fans of both stars were quick to share images of them as young girls, dismissing the suggestion they are trans and that simply the two have a higher testosterone level.
“Everyone in Taiwan hates JK Rowling now,” one X user wrote.
“Lin started boxing to protect her mother who has been abused by her father since young, and ended up being a national player. I don’t know what kind of magic can save Rowling now,” one user on Threads wrote.
