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JK Rowling Offers Support to Women’s Rights Network After Féile Cancellation
Organisers said the event would promote campaigns against transgender rights and withdrew it after review, while JK Rowling said she will fund a legal challenge.
- On Tuesday, the West Belfast festival Féile an Phobail withdrew an event organized by the Women's Rights Network Northern Ireland, stating it would "promote campaigns against rights for the transgender community."
- Féile, which describes itself as Ireland's biggest community arts festival, said it "takes pride in standing up for those who are marginalised and attacked" and supports the "right of the Transgender community to be treated with equality and respect."
- Women's Rights Network Northern Ireland said it is "shocked and deeply disappointed," accusing the festival of bowing to an "organised online campaign" involving "misogynistic, abusive and in our view, threatening rhetoric directed at women associated with it."
- Author JK Rowling responded to the group's statement, offering support and confirming her foundation "will help with legal costs" to challenge the decision.
- Stormont Culture Minister Gordon Lyons criticized the decision, saying Féile was happy to take public money "to platform 'debate', right up until the debate involves views they don't like," while the group hopes to persuade the festival to change its mind.
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JK Rowling steps in after Féile an Phobail cancels women's rights debate - Stormont minister says festival 'capitulated'
The West Belfast Festival has come in for criticism over its cancellation of an event organised by the Women’s Rights Network, after a campaign by transgender activists.
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