US EditionPedro Pascal Doesn't Regret Calling JK Rowling a "Heinous Loser"
- The Booksmith bookstore in San Francisco stopped carrying the Harry Potter series on June 25, 2025, due to author J.K. Rowling's anti-transgender actions.
- This decision followed Rowling's May announcement that she would start the J.K. Rowling Women's Fund to dismantle transgender rights in multiple areas.
- Booksmith's lead buyer Camden Avery explained the choice aligns with the shop's values and customer base, emphasizing harm to transgender community members.
- Rowling's post celebrating the situation drew sharp criticism from Pedro Pascal, who called her behavior 'Awful disgusting SH*T' and 'Heinous LOSER behavior.'
- The decision triggered mixed reactions online, including praise and backlash, while Booksmith promoted alternative book lists and refused to fund Rowling's new organization.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)San Fran bookstores pull ‘Harry Potter’ in protest of Rowling’s anti-trans pledge
Bookstores announced the move in response to the launch of the J.K. Rowling Women’s Fund
Pedro Pascal Doesn't Regret Calling JK Rowling a "Heinous Loser"
For years, British author J.K. Rowling was one of the most famous and adored women in the world. She changed the literary universe when she published her first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Sorcerer’s Stone in the US). The original story and the six Harry Potter books that followed would also be transformed into one of the most successful film franchises ever. Many of Rowling’s readers loved the wizarding world, feeling like t…
San Francisco bookstore drops ‘Harry Potter’ over J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans donations
An independent bookstore in San Francisco has announced that it will no longer carry Harry Potter books after J.K. Rowling dedicated her private wealth to anti-transgender organizations. The Booksmith recently posted a notice letting customers know that they would not be selling the series anymore in light of Rowling founding "an organization dedicated to removing transgender rights 'in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spac…
Nolte: ‘Queer’ Bookseller Blacklists ‘Harry Potter’ Books Over J.K. Rowling’s Pro-Women Views
A fascist bookstore in San Francisco has blacklisted the popular "Harry Potter" books over author J.K. Rowling’s perfectly reasonable opinions on the anti-woman transsexual movement. The post Nolte: ‘Queer’ Bookseller Blacklists ‘Harry Potter’ Books Over J.K. Rowling’s Pro-Women Views appeared first on Breitbart.
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NY Daily NewsSan Fran bookstore pulls ‘Harry Potter’ over J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans views
A San Francisco bookstore has announced it will no longer carry “Harry Potter” following author J.K. Rowling saying she’ll dedicate her private wealth to developing an anti-trans organization. The Booksmith, an independent shop that has been open in Haight-Ashbury since 1976, posted a notice informing customers of its decision to stop selling the wildly popular series after the author ...
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