art-and-cultureUpdated: Aug 29, 2020 15:20 ISTHarry Potter author J.K. Rowling says she is returning an award from a human rights group linked to the Kennedy family after the president of the organization criticized her comments about transgender issues. Rowling’s decision comes after Kerry Kennedy, the president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the late senator’s daughter, published a statement expressing her “profound disappointment” with the author’s comments. “The statement incorrectly implied that I was transphobic, and that I am responsible for harm to trans people,” Rowling said on her website. ALSO READ: Harry Potter author JK Rowling and trans women in single-sex spaces: What’s the furore? Kerry Kennedy joined the criticism this month when she published her statement on the website of RFK Human Rights.

Source: Hindustan Times August 29, 2020 09:50 UTC