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A-List Celeb Blasts ‘Harry Potter’ Author Over Biological Women Ruling

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Hollywood actor Pedro Pascal took aim at Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for her support of a British Supreme Court ruling that firmly establishes a woman as a biological reality, not an identity.

The court’s decision, made unanimously by the U.K.’s highest legal authority, declared that sex, as referenced in the Equality Act 2010, is determined biologically and not through self-identification or legal paperwork.

According to the ruling, “the definition of sex as used in the Equality Act 2010 is ‘binary’ and decided by biology — a person who was not born as a biological female cannot obtain the legal protections the Act affords to women by changing their gender with a Gender Recognition Certificate.”

J.K. Rowling responded to the decision with unapologetic satisfaction, posting a defiant photo of herself enjoying a cigar and a drink.

“I love it when a plan comes together. #SupremeCourt #WomensRights,” she wrote on X.

That post sent trans activists into a tailspin, including one known online as Tariq Ra’ouf, who published an Instagram video calling for a global boycott of Rowling’s work.

“This is some serious Voldemort villain s**t, right here,” Ra’ouf fumed. He went on to urge viewers to destroy the profitability of anything connected to the “Harry Potter” brand or anyone “who dares to do business with J.K. Rowling.”

Ra’ouf, taking issue with Rowling’s view that men identifying as women shouldn’t access female-only spaces, declared, “That s**t, that awful disgusting s**t, that has consequences.”

That’s when Pascal, who stars in HBO’s “The Last of Us,” joined the social media pile-on.

Reacting to Ra’ouf’s video, Pascal commented, “Awful disgusting S**T is exactly right. Heinous LOSER behavior.”

Pascal has a huge social media presence, with nearly 10 million followers on Instagram.

He has long portrayed himself as a public ally of the LGBTQ community, frequently spotlighting his transgender sibling, Lux Pascal, who publicly came out in 2021.

On Tuesday, the actor attended the U.K. premiere of Marvel’s upcoming “Thunderbolts” film wearing a white T-shirt reading “Protect the Dolls.”

The $100 shirt, designed by Conner Ives, is marketed as a symbol of solidarity with the transgender community.

The brand behind the shirt argues that “support like this is needed now more than ever,” citing supposed hostility from the current U.S. federal government.

Pascal didn’t stop there. He followed up his T-shirt statement with a cryptic Instagram post featuring what looked like a coffin and the caption, “An unjust law is no law at all.”

The post was tagged with the Instagram account “Trans Kids Deserve Better,” which advocates for unrestricted access to gender-related medical procedures for minors.

The group insists, “To delay care to a trans person is to deny it,” and further argues that minors should be allowed to give “informed consent” to medical transition procedures, equating their rights to those of cisgender youth.

 

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While the British courts may have set a legal standard, the London Marathon appears determined to defy it.

Race director Hugh Brasher announced that, at least for the time being, transgender runners would continue competing in alignment with their gender identity in the general public race.

The policy will remain in place until the organization reviews reports from the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Sport England.

That leniency, however, does not extend to elite competition. As per World Athletics guidelines, biologically male athletes will be barred from competing in female categories such as elite, championship, or “good for age”.

As this battle over definitions and categories continues, others have begun raising questions about major corporate involvement in the debate.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova recently criticized Nike for allegedly backing controversial research related to transgender athletes.

The sports apparel giant declined to confirm whether it is funding studies of any kind.

Nonetheless, a recent report included evidence suggesting Nike may be supporting a study by Joanna Harper, a transgender woman.

That revelation triggered outrage from Jennifer Sey, founder of XX-XY Athletics, a rival sports brand aimed at supporting women.

“I’m still stunned by this. @Nike is funding a study that disfigured young boys to understand if they can be physically impaired enough to compete with girls without significant ‘retained male advantage’. Why is a sneaker brand doing medical experiments on children?” Sey wrote on social media.

Navratilova echoed that criticism, reposting Sey’s statement and adding her own rebuke.

“Joanna Harper is going too far…as is Nike, needless to say. Nike- same company that docked Allyson Felix for being pregnant. So she left and formed her own company, SAYSH. So thanks for nothing, Nike,” she wrote.

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