3.1 Choosing Between What is Right and What is Easy: Discussing J. K. Rowling

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In light of J. K. Rowling’s recent transphobic comments, this week I’m tackling a big question: can we separate the art from the artist?

This episode is not a discussion or “debate” on trans rights. A person’s right to live their life as their truest self is not a debate, it is a human right. This episode is a discussion on what we do when the creator of something we love reveals their values are in conflict with our own.

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Featured image: me at the Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London.

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