# J K Rowling and the trans furore **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 16, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-k-rowling-and-the-trans-furore/855795 "2020-06-16T18:05:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 39
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-k-rowling-and-the-trans-furore/855795/39 "2020-06-16T22:54:54Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > I get the impression that the concerns by Rowling and others is that the wolves will dress as sheep to get into the hen house (if you’ll allow the crossed metaphor); Male predators will only pretend to be female to victimize women. There seems to be a concern that transwomen will seize control of the feminist movement or have too much power within it. > > Aren’t those concerns reminiscent of when the Boy Scouts was considering admitting gay people and some feared that gay leaders would use being boy scout leaders as an opportunity to abuse children? To the fears that gays, the homosexual agenda, are gaining too much power within society? Is there any more reason to think Rowling’s fears are more grounded in actual danger than the fears of allowing gay people to be teachers or youth leaders? How much evidence is there of transwomen seizing power within general feminist organizations or used their status as women to abuse female-born/XX women? It’s possible but I’ve not heard of it although that may solely be because of my ignorance. There have been several [cases](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/seven-sex-attacks-in-womens-jails-by-transgender-convicts-cx9m8zqpg) in the UK of transwomen moved into women’s prisons who went on the sexually assault other inmates. Most of the other sexual assaults were committed by (male) prison staff. We’re not talking about what normal men will do. Don’t you think the kind of men who take upskirt photos would love an effectively unisex bathroom where they can stick their phone under the cubical wall to video women? And the kind who flashes women in parks will ‘forget’ to close the door… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-k-rowling-and-the-trans-furore/855795)._