J. K. Rowling's New Fund Benefits Women Who Have Been Discriminated

British author J.K. Rowling has announced a legal fund designed to pay the legal fees of women who have been discriminated against for their views on sex and gender, sparking expletive-laden responses from gender activists, the international V4NA news agency reported.

J. K.Rowling (AFP)

Acclaimed British author J.K. Rowling has announced a legal fund designed to pay the legal fees of women who have been discriminated against for their views on sex and gender, sparking expletive-laden responses from gender activists. 

J. K. Rowling's new fund to benefit women who have been discriminated against (Photo: AFP)

The Harry Potter creator says the "vital fighting fund" simply titled “J.K. Rowling Women’s Fund” (JKRWF) – which she will bankroll herself – will enable women to pursue action against employers and public services that discriminate against them

The fund will also help women defending women’s rights from trans activists.

I'm enchanted to announce that since news of my legal fighting fund for women's sex-based rights spread on social media, the website has received a rush of wonderful applications. Standouts include 'suck my entire dick', 'fuck you stupid terfs' and 'JK Rowling is a dumb Nazi… pic.twitter.com/hFr1q2o5rY

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 24, 2025

The fighting fund stipulates it will not be providing legal services such as lawyers, rather it will help fund individuals and organizations working to protect women-only spaces and views, according to the Breitbart news portal.

The Daily Mail predicts the fund will likely open the door to hundreds of applications from women who have lost their livelihoods or are facing employment tribunals because of their views on sex-based rights..

J.K. Rowling Faces Immediate Backlash

As V4NA previously highlighted, J.K. Rowling has a long history of backing women and has previously pledged to fund the legal campaigns of female prisoners who have been forced to share jails with biological men and women who have been strip-searched by transgender police officers and dared police in Scotland to arrest her for her views. The author has also backed female athletes who have been robbed of glory by men participating in female events.

Following her latest announcement, Rowling received many offensive messages, such as:

Dumb Nazi cu*t!

For all the criticism and attacks from her opponents and gender activists, Rowling just keeps on winning. Over the 12 months to the end of 2023, Pottermore publishing — a global digital audiobook and eBook publisher of Harry Potter books and affiliated Wizarding World titles — experienced a surge in sales, soaring from approximately U.S. $7 million to more than U.S. $11.9 million over the last fiscal year. All this despite the fact that

critics sought to banish the British author in 2020 after she voiced her stance on protecting sex-based rights for women. Both she and her family faced threats from critics simply for expressing her own views rather than conforming to the perceived wisdom of those who opposed her.

In fact, there were even shockingly vile campaigns against her, with some people spreading false rumors of her death.

The fake Rowling memorial pages and Twitter users went beyond offensive remarks, posting disturbing images as well — including a photo of a diseased rat, accompanied by the claim that it was the last picture taken of the author before her death. One Facebook user wrote: "Rot in a cesspit, you ugly, transphobic s**t! No one’s going to miss you."

#RIPJKRowling can’t believe she died... this was the last picture that was taken of her before she passed😢 pic.twitter.com/YSEkG53DKJ

— s (@ag6dreamer) September 14, 2020

Cover photo: J. K.Rowling (AFP)