J.K. Rowling returns human rights award amid criticism from organization

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There are legitimate questions on the degree to which feminists can support and include trans women.  A person could have received all of the benefits of being a white male as they grow up, and establish their career, and then transition into being a trans woman.  Should they then get the additional benefits reserved for women, like affirmative action, given that they still continue to benefit from wealth and contact networks built up as man?  Okay, what about black trans women, who never really got those benefits?

It's a fundamental question of fairness between people who have been discriminated against at birth, and people who join the discriminated group later in life.  And if the later joining group faces additional discrimination (and violence) or if it does not.  If we could all not be such assholes about race and gender in the first place this would be much easier, but the world is what it is.  It would also be nice if things like this weren't taken as attacks, but moments to teach and ask questions; it would be nice if they weren't used as attacks, either.

Some of the stuff Rowling is asking for is about the balance of fairness.  Other things like the bathroom stuff veer a little into homophobia.  Supporting someone's freedom from prosecution is tolerant, but not necessarily inclusive.  I agree with both points of view even though they are obviously in conflict.  Lame, huh.