Margaret Atwood tweets support for transgender communities.
Good morning to everyone, but especially to Margaret Atwood, who has enraged transphobic Twitter trolls today with this post.
Some science here: “When Sex and Gender Collide.” https://t.co/oOxAsEWJm8 #TransGenderWomen Biology doesn’t deal in sealed Either/Or compartments.
We’re all part of a flowing Bell curve. Respect that! Rejoice in Nature’s infinite variety!— Margaret E. Atwood (@MargaretAtwood) July 6, 2020
Of course, people are citing The Handmaid’s Tale and the oppressive dystopia of Gilead as proof that the writer should be “on the side of women.” But they’re no match for Margaret Atwood, who is fighting the good fight in the comments.
Of course they have been and are oppressed! That’s covered in this Scientific American collection, as well. Nobody is saying that men and women are the same in all respects. Please read the actual pieces.
— Margaret E. Atwood (@MargaretAtwood) July 6, 2020
This is just a few days after J. K. Rowling betrayed the world she created and doubled down on her horrendously transphobic comments. Just yesterday, one reader came to her defense, tweeting out the laughable claim that before J. K. Rowling, women writers were not well known.
Not long before Rowling was published, women authors were unheard of
Now, your generation gets to take us further than my generation ever could because we aren’t living your lives
But at least acknowledge that we laid the groundwork for you to take us on the next step
— KeepWashingThoseHands (@dntmakeitworse) July 6, 2020
You know who was writing before J. K. Rowling? Margaret Atwood.
