JK Rowling has become increasingly prolific on Twitter about trans people and trans rights, to say the least. This weekend, she provoked considerable ire amongst LGBTQ people by positioning herself as a champion of lesbian, gay and bisexual people against the supposed menace posed by the trans rights movement. But although every oppressed group has members who go against the grain – from gay people who opposed equal marriage to women who opposed universal suffrage – LGBTQ people are overwhelmingly united in support of trans people, not least as they are besieged by a hostile political and media elite.

Though each part of the LGBTQ rainbow has different experiences, we are all bound together – not least because we are oppressed and persecuted for similar reasons. It might suit straight celebrity authors to suggest we are divided, signal boosting claims “gay rights organisations are now dedicated to undermining both women’s rights and the very foundation of same-sex attraction” – but that doesn’t make it true, and our unity is more important than ever has hate crimes against us all sure.

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