Rowling is Not Dead

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4 min readSep 14, 2020

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& I’m Tired of Writing About Her

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#RIPRowling is trending because J.K. Rowling has lobbed yet another attack on my beautiful and vulnerable community in her latest book. Attack after attack, I am tired of seeing her name pop up in the news each time the world has dared to stop talking about her, all while during BLM protests and COVID. Rowling is apparently incapable of not being in the news these days, and…

Rori Porter

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Autistic Queer Transfemme writer & designer based out of Los Angeles. She/Her/They/Their. Editor of TransFoc.us Anthology. RoriPorter.com

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