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JK Rowling returns award after criticism of her views on trans rights

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JK Rowling is returning an award from a group linked to the Kennedy family in the US, saying its president “incorrectly implied” that she is “transphobic”.

The Harry Potter author (55) has been at the centre of a row over trans rights. The president of Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, a group which previously presented Rowling with an award, was among those who criticised the best-selling writer’s views.

Announcing her decision to hand back the gong, Rowling wrote online that Kerry Kennedy, the organisation’s president and the daughter of the late senator Robert Kennedy,  “felt it necessary to publish a statement denouncing my views” on the group’s website. “The statement incorrectly implied that I was transphobic, and that I am responsible

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