Harry Potter author JK Rowling has bravely opened up about being a survivor of sexual assault and domestic abuse.
The literally whiz spoke frankly about her personal experience in a long blog post as she defended herself from accusations of transphobia.
Rowling said that she and other survivors are “slurred as bigots” when they argue for the need of single sex public spaces such as toilets and changing rooms.
She wrote: “I’ve been in the public eye now for over 20 years and have never talked publicly about being a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor.
JK Rowling has opened up about her heartbreaking past (Image: NEIL HALL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
“This isn’t because I’m ashamed those things happened to me, but because they’re traumatic to revisit and remember.
“I also feel protective of my daughter from my first marriage. I didn’t want to claim sole ownership of a story that belongs to her, too.
“However, a short while ago, I asked her how she’d feel if I were publicly honest about that part of my life and she encouraged me to go ahead.
JK Rowling has been accused of being transphobic (Image: PA)
“I’m mentioning these things now not in an attempt to garner sympathy, but out of solidarity with the huge numbers of women who have histories like mine, who’ve been slurred as bigots for having concerns around single-sex spaces.”
Insisting she is looking out for everyone, including trans people, Rowling said: “My life has been shaped by being female.
“I do not believe it’s hateful to say so.”
Last week Rowling faced online fury about mocking a headline which referred to “people who menstruate”.
The multi millionaire wrote: “I’m sure there used to be a word for those people.
“Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?”
People argued the point that not only women who are born women menstruate.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
