US EditionJ.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after its apology over Harry Potter event
- On Tuesday, Vancouver’s park board commissioners unanimously agreed to issue an apology for hosting a Harry Potter-themed attraction in Stanley Park, scheduled to begin on November 7.
- Commissioner Tom Digby brought forward the motion after hearing concerns from Vancouver's 2SLGBTQ+ Advisory Committee about the event’s impact on transgender, gender diverse, and two-spirit people.
- Digby described the motion as a way to publicly apologize for potential harm caused to transgender people and to formally disavow J.K. Rowling’s political activity regarding their community.
- J.K. Rowling responded on social media by posting a screenshot of Digby's statement and remarked that being disavowed was not 'much of a blow.'
- The board’s public stance and Rowling’s reaction have highlighted tensions around rights advocacy and author association ahead of the event’s scheduled opening.
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J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after its apology over Harry Potter event - Metro Vancouver News
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn't "much of a blow" after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter event opening in Stanley Park next month.
Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after apology over Harry Potter event
VANCOUVER -- Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn't "much of a blow" after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter event opening in Stanley Park next month.
J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver Park Board after its apology over Harry Potter event
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn’t “much of a blow” after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter event opening in Stanley Park next month.
J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after its apology over Harry Potter event
VANCOUVER — Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn’t “much of a blow” after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter event opening in Stanley Park next month. Rowling posted a screenshot on social media of board commissioner Tom Digby’s statement about how it […]
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