JK Rowling calls Baroness Emma Nicholson a bigot

The author was joking as she attempted to position herself as the one true defender of lesbians after being told to shut up by Linda Riley, founder of DIVA magazine and creator of Lesbian Visibility Week.

Official portrait of Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne. Official portrait of Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

Lesbian Visibility Week is off to a great start with two straight cisgender women attempting to center themselves and speak over life-long lesbian activists, such as Linda Riley. JK Rowling also took the time to engage in what can only be described as misogynist harassment of a transgender woman with a beard.

Responding to that misogynist harassment of a transgender woman by JK Rowling, Baroness Emma Harriet Nicholson of Winterbourne asked:

“Dear Jo @jk_rowling Why did I think lesbians (great people) were females of that ilk?
How did I go wrong in not understanding they were actually MEN??? As a beloved wordsmith please explain,
Yours,
Emma N”

JK Rowling responded;

“Excellent question, Emma! Defining lesbians as same sex attracted women excludes and oppresses the most marginalised of all groups, ie, people with penises and bears who want to shag…