Transgender sprinter Valentina Petrillo has found herself in the midst of a massive controversy, with Harry Potter author JK Rowling calling her a “cheat.”

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Trans controversy explodes at Paris Paralympics, JK Rowling calls Valentina Petrillo a cheat, 'What a role model'

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Author and staunch women's rights advocate JK Rowling has given her take on one of the most controversial topics of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.There's been a lot of talk about Italian transgender runner Valentina Petrilla, a biological male who's 51 years old and a father of two competing in the visually-impaired 400m race at the Paralympics.I think we can all see the problem with this one, and on the off chance that you can't figure o…

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JK Rowling Gives Her Take On Transgender Paralympic Sprinter, Dunks On Critics

Iran’s 24-year-old sprinter, Hajar Safarzadeh, has secured a silver medal in the women’s 400m – T12 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the 12th medal for her country.

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JK Rowling has taken to social media to label trans Paralympian Valentina Petrillo a “cheat”.  Visually impaired Italian sprinter Petrillo, the first out trans person to compete at the Paralympics, having transitioned in 2019, failed to qualify for the final of the women’s T12 400m, after finishing third in her semi-final on Monday (2 September).  Speaking to the press after the race, the trans Paralympian said: “I pushed… I tried my best. They …

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JK Rowling labels trans Paralympian Valentina Petrillo a 'cheat'

Valentina Petrillo, the Italian sprinter who made history as the first out trans runner to compete in the Paralympics Games, failed to qualify for the 400m T12 final despite running a personal best in her heat on Monday.Petrillo, 51, was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a degenerative condition of the eyes, at the age of 14. She competes in the women’s T12 category for athletes with a visual impairment.“I tried until the end, I couldn’t do it,”…

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Read about what author J.K. Rowling said about transgender Paralympics sprinter Valentina Petrillo in her latest tweets.

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J.K. Rowling’s Latest Target? Transgender Paralympic Sprinter Valentina Petrillo

Italian transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo fell short of reaching the final in the women’s T12 400m at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Although Petrillo advanced to Monday evening’s semi-final after placing second in her heat behind Venezuela’s Alejandra Paola Perez, she did not secure a spot in Tuesday’s final. Despite achieving a personal-best time of 57.58 seconds, the Italian, who has lived with Stargardt disease since the age of 14, fini…

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Italian transgender Paralympian Valentina Petrillo fails to reach women’s 400m final in Paris

Guess who's back attacking an Olympic athlete?If you guessed disgraced author (and very vocal TERF) J.K. Rowling, you win a prize!Rowling, who made headlines for her hateful, bigoted, and ignorant attacks on Olympic gold-medal boxer Imane Khelif, is once again making headlines for doing the same thing – but this time, she actually found a trans athlete to attack.Khelif is a cisgender woman of color who was attacked for her appearance and unverif…

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J.K. Rowling attacks trans Paralympian Valentina Petrillo online

Not only were the women's boxing competitions at the Olympic Games a farce, but now the Paralympics in Paris are also getting straight to the nitty-gritty. The self-proclaimed “transgender” Valentina Petrillo sprints away from women in competitions. Why should real women still participate in such competitions? This year's Paralympics in Paris are marked by a heated debate about the participation of Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo. The 51-yea…

Nicht nur die Frauenboxen-Wettbewerbe bei den Olympischen Spielen waren eine Farce, nun geht es auch bei den Paralympics in Paris ans Eingemachte. Der selbsternannte „Transgender“ Valentina Petrillo sprintet den Frauen in den Wettbewerben davon. Warum sollten echte Frauen überhaupt noch bei solchen Wettbewerben antreten? Die diesjährigen Paralympics in Paris stehen im Zeichen einer hitzigen Debatte um die Teilnahme des italienischen Sprinters Va…

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Paralympics 2024: Biologically male sprinter in women's competition causes controversy

Famed British novelist J.K. Rowling is joining Olympic athletes in blasting the Paralympic Games in Paris for allowing a male sprinter who identifies as a woman to compete against female runners. Before beginning to identify as a female, Valentino Petrillo won 11 titles competing as a man. Since transitioning in 2019 at 46 years old, Petrillo has set a number or records against female athletes, BBC Sport reported. Listen to them on the latest ep…

Trans controversy explodes at Paris Paralympics, JK Rowling calls Valentina Petrillo a cheat, 'What a role model'

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