J. K. Rowling reveals she is a survivor of sexual assault

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has revealed she is a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault.The celebrated British writer said in a blog post that she was disclosing the information to give context to her controversial past comments about transgender women.“This isn’t an easy piece to write,” Rowling said in a 3,695-word essay on gender identity and her own troubled past.“I’ve been in the public eye now for over twenty years and have never talked publicly about being a domestic abuse…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3088526/j-k-rowling-reveals-she-survivor-sexual-assault