J. K. Rowling and "Harry Potter": Should We Separate the Wife from the Artist?
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This week, our columnist Barbara Krief answers the question she is now asked three times a day: "Do I have the right to have my children read 'Harry Potter' if I want to remain a good ally of the LGBT cause?"
British author JK Rowling recently announced the creation of a private fund to support transphobic legal actions. While the writer's fortune is likely to increase with the release of a new HBO series adaptation of her hit Harry Potter series, the young parents around me are all asking the same question:
“ Do I have the right to have my children read “Harry Potter” if I want to remain a good ally of the LGBT cause? ”
Answer, in two parts.
No, you can't. Besides, in a country where access to parenthood is still not equal—male couples cannot benefit from surrogacy—you shouldn't even have children. Like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt , who long refused to get married…
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