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# Author Philip Pullman says he is “anti-transphobia”
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/author-philip-pullman-says-he-is-anti-transphobia/
- Published: 2021-07-27T10:11:43.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-26T15:29:05.000Z
- Description: Philip Pullman has said that he is “anti-transphobia”, but also condemned the online abuse of author JK Rowling.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Books, News, Queer Corner, JK Rowling, JK Rowling transphobia, LGBTQ, Seaford Head School, Trans Rights, Transgender

Philip Pullman, best known for writing the *Dark Materials* saga, has said that he is *“anti-transphobia”,* but also condemned the online abuse author JK Rowling has received for her anti-trans comments. In response to a [collection of tweets](https://twitter.com/PhilipPullman/status/1417437439061381133?ref=scenemag.co.uk) sent to Rowling, some of which were death threats, Pullman described the abuse as *“pitiful, vile”* and *“beneath contempt.”*

However, when asked by one Twitter user to actively defend Rowling, he replied: *“My views on this issue are not mixed. I am anti-bullying, anti-abuse of any kind, and also anti-transphobia. How dare you assume that if I’m pro-trans I have to be anti-women?”* Many praised Pullman for his response, with one social media user writing: *“Thank you for showing them that being pro-trans isn’t an anti-woman position.”*

[![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/j-k-rowling-septembe.jpg)](https://www.gscene.com/news/seaford-school-drops-transphobic-jk-rowling-from-house-names/attachment/j-k-rowling-septembe/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

Rowling has been accused of transphobia on multiple occasions. [Earlier this year](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/seaford-school-drops-transphobic-jk-rowling-from-house-names/), she was the subject of discussion at a local school, which had named one of its houses after the author. Seaford Head School said it would be changing its house names as it no longer felt *“that JK Rowling is a suitable representative, because of her recent words about the trans community.”*