Rowling isn't nearly as controversial as you think -- or as activists pretend

Contrary to the story told so often in the media, Harry Potter fans haven’t turned on Rowling en masse.

Millennials came of age with Harry Potter books and so in some important sense that generation is Rowling’s target audience. It turns out 57% of millennials like her. Gen Xers like her a little more and Baby Boomers like her a little less, but she wins majority support with those groups as well. (Gen Zers weren’t included in that poll.)

News reports often fail to mention the prominent observers—including former critics like E.J. Rosetta—who examined the evidence against Rowling and now regard the “transphobia” charge as unfounded.

Even some trans people defend Rowling.