Boy George's Criminal Past Gets Called Out By J.k. Rowling After Picking Fight On Transgender Rights

Singer Boy George sewage called retired successful a peculiarly crisp measurement by Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling aft he picked a conflict pinch nan writer this week connected transgender rights.

In an X station from June 11, Rowling asked, "Which authorities person been taken distant from trans people?" 

The singer, whose afloat sanction is George O'Dowd, and was convicted of falsely imprisoning and assaulting a antheral escort successful 2007 and served 4 months successful prison successful 2009, responded to Rowling's post, saying, "The correct to beryllium near unsocial by a rich | saturated bully!" 

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Singer Boy George sewage called retired by Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling aft he decided to prime a conflict pinch her connected societal media connected transgender rights. (Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images, Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)

Rowling posted a reply of her own, calling retired nan differences betwixt nan writer and singer, citing gender, fame, O'Dowd's crime and freedom of speech. 

In her lengthy reply, she addressed why she believes it is captious to support biologic men retired of women’s spaces. 

"For much than half my life I was a regular anonymous person," Rowling said. "Some of those years were spent successful poverty. That's why I understand nan value of single-sex spaces for women who're reliant connected state-funded services. That's why I understand why mixed nationalist changing rooms are a problem for women. That's why I person a problem pinch men 'identifying' into women's rape situation centres, home maltreatment and bum shelters that are expected to beryllium single-sex. I don't guidelines against gender personality ideology because I personally still request those services, but because my life has taught maine precisely really susceptible women are erstwhile they don't person nan money/influence I person now." 

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J.K. Rowling is simply a world-famous writer who has been an advocator for keeping biologic men retired of women's spaces.   (Getty Images)

The world-famous writer and advocate for women besides brought up Boy George’s battle and situation time. 

"You yourself person been convicted of convulsive assault," Rowling said successful nan post. "The overwhelming number of group who perpetrate crimes of unit are male, conscionable for illustration you. That's why I don't want to spot men identifying into women's situation cells aliases immoderate of nan spaces mentioned above. Not each men are convulsive aliases predatory, but capable are to make safeguarding necessary."

She ended her reply by saying she thinks that nan vocalist nary longer values "non-conformity." 

"Lastly, I'm a writer who believes successful state of reside and belief," Rowling said. "As we some know, nan safe, fashionable point successful nan arts world correct now is to do precisely what you're doing: parrot TWAW [Trans Women Are Women] and sneer astatine nan unenlightened plebs who deliberation activity is important and matters. For a man who was erstwhile each astir non-conformity, George, you couldn't person go much predictably aliases much tediously conformist." 

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In a Monday reply connected X astir nan feud pinch Rowling, Boy George addressed her individual appearance. 

"The demolition of her filler look is much laughable! The dragon has been slayed!" he stated successful nan post.

In a consequent station connected Tuesday, he said, "I do not dislike women. I cannot beryllium clearer than that. I don't dislike men either. I'm conscionable not anti trans. We person [lived] together for hundreds of years without having to beryllium separated. Some men request to beryllium taught to respect women much and immoderate women request [to] extremity blaming each men for nan bad deeds of nan few."

Boy George, whose afloat sanction is George O'Dowd. (Getty Images)

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