The Booksmith, an independent bookstore in San Francisco, announced it will stop selling Harry Potter books in response to author J.K. Rowling's financial contributions to anti-transgender organizations, including the establishment of the 'J.K. Rowling Women's Fund.' The store's decision indicates a strong ethical stance against Rowling's activities that are perceived as detrimental to transgender rights. Rowling has a history of funding groups advocating for so-called women's sex-based rights, leading to widespread criticism of her influence and motives, particularly reflected in her controversial public statements and actions.
With this announcement, we've decided to stop carrying her books. We don't know exactly what her 'women's fund' will entail, but we know that we aren't going to be a part of it.
Rowling said in May that she would be starting the 'J.K. Rowling Women's Fund' using her personal fortune. The website for the group states that it 'offers legal funding support to individuals and organisations fighting to retain women's sex-based rights in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces.'
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