JK Rowling slams Mermaids in wake of Cass report for ‘total, shameless lies’ and says their ‘fingerprints are all over the catastrophe of child transition’ – after cancelled Father Ted creator Graham Linehan called for charity to face criminal probe

JK Rowling today slammed transgender support group Mermaids for ‘total, shameless lies’ and said its ‘fingerprints are all over the catastrophe of child transition’.

The Harry Potter author criticised comments made by the group’s chief executive Lauren Stoner yesterday that it does not advocate for any medical pathway.

Responding to a video of the Sky News interview, Rowling tweeted: ‘Absolute, total, shameless lies. Your ex-CEO referred children to the Tavistock gender clinic.

‘Mermaids has repeatedly claimed puberty blockers are reversible, sent out breast binders to girls as young as thirteen and insisted publicly that unless children are affirmed in their trans identities they’ll kill themselves.

‘Your fingerprints are all over the catastrophe of child transition, and those who funded you, campaigned for you and allowed you to embed yourselves in healthcare systems need to be held to account.’

Rowling’s fury has been echoed by Father Ted’s co-creator Graham Linehan, who demanded criminal investigations into both Mermaids and pro-trans charity Stonewall for encouraging what he called ‘the myth of the trans child’.

Source: JK Rowling slams Mermaids in wake of Cass report for ‘total, shameless lies’ and says their ‘fingerprints are all over the catastrophe of child transition’ – after cancelled Father Ted creator Graham Linehan called for charity to face criminal probe