I was watching women being shut down. And it was as though there was no woman perfect enough to say her piece. People are terrified, terrified of speaking up. So I really was starting to feel this moral obligation. These are already traumatized women. Huge abuse hurled at a shut up. You don't really understand what you know about being a trans woman. It seems there was always a way to shut down women's voices. Once again, actually, I'm living in what I feel is a duplicitous state."
The movement for trans rights hits its stride in the early 2010s, but encounters fierce resistance from an unexpected source. J.K. Rowling watches the battle unfold with mounting unease.
Produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, and Megan Phelps-Roper, with special thanks to Candace Mittel Kahn and Emily Yoffe.
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