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</style><![endif]--><style></style></head><body class="a" style="margin:0px auto;padding:0px;word-wrap:normal;word-spacing:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;"><div role="article" aria-roledescription="email" aria-label="email_name" lang="en" style="font-size:1rem"><div style="display:none;max-height:0px;overflow:hidden;"> There's a growing fight against J.K. Rowling's anti-trans power source.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ </div><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" class="gg"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table role="none" width="670" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="aa" style="width:670px;table-layout:fixed;"><tr><td class="bodyWrapper" align="center" valign="top" style="padding:10px 5px 10px 5px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style: solid; border-color: #FFFFFF;border-radius:10px 10px 0px 0px;background-color:#FFFFFF;" class="c"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr id="header"><td style="padding:15px 15px 0px 15px;"><div style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="f" align="right" valign="top"><p> August 19, 2025 | <a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxzqyfnIe-nTWp8-odwrXXdizdnKTQXiPwswY6jsau_N9dPZnr4Oori2l_-dHbkGqQ2XfnIhcPZ-iW_TSDYSfjZPXY8kag-otCsk16afWDs92Oue_7CaJr7nuvc-YKrYus-27VnI5Ebm7D-aO3D2DJeIhdiYiKHhfHXOyjwEG9GyPmWPadQkK6XYotz5jEGvpeHviDI3Jg1L8UmyzaXU6tWqxuH3IBrqAZx7igSGsoUBs4AksZyxaxauVwlQ-aIBUYW11AGCX9NOLSC1jWpAZD4NoqjSZXmSYOXdC0KFqP3N0P-Gc7mRMckTyiXfr3HX_h_MQV-rrXcxjPJUedyYPnuuk4hIla5yAToGCakPtusnCFVcvg29GbuEUjLREQYklYTrl0BFCIKNp88ijrjJeLrzyuVBsoDfSJYrpknQzrY5nMQpo_aZ-vdJjSxHRcdc8YsglCHvTzLdwMPH0r2ERxICdwptu2H3taYYVABZ1OZW5TPODCChRDX4p-KkUf69TGoEVLHug7VgdXomtpBH4WQezU-G4X4-U5PXovv3ioViWuksXdMCsyqtcji5Pp8pcOcJLegpJs9d533No5TVItrwqbt_Nw2qmS_iq_7J-JfEadjyo3mAq1bmqOiy3N6QtDrloHFJjSpJgOo98Znc-S_kc4TPM107dLIHFa9jQDwzNbKC7z83lvHmkfo2w3dIxNdpmRtxauBwUU8LRiYf_1qaZxTyFRKbOos7_dQJMjxRoYucadpHzaFbeY6f5VK9mugk-eZiNL3GRMfx1ez0LGPoA9tRhJRiBgPELaK5SHYi2oyEuZNpBkQhR4s9QGbVcfyrnXurs7yUl8RlNGyEC8s9/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h0/h001.rqbJ_VAi9xDzm75GeSlUvWtS8oLbN-aIUP-3Nrloqo0"><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.templates.posts.email.header.read_online">Read Online</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="center" valign="top" style="padding:15px 0;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><h1 style="text-align:left;font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight:Bold;font-size:32px;color:#2A2A2A;padding:2px 0;line-height:38px;"> Harry Potter and the Oversaturated Offensive Franchise </h1><p style="text-align:left;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:20px;color:#3E3E3E;padding:5px 0;line-height:24px;"> There's a growing fight against J.K. 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I’d say my anxiety is dialed up to an 11 at roughly all times. Donald Trump wants to <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.Hulu5vPjJSUQGUteKR3l3SXSRgkGiqJIskWLfo3P44PBt1pujF_r6zz4cDYhf6ipqCKtEwVV2GR2Vwury0okMboAY5uiaLGhuJ2o-WPO8SosbthNBzdDu6PtpjQJzUgq71Xw0s0j3MU8ZdoKudjeVjo5DUaT1jgpOMQUpaMUQuPw3e_zLNmQEa5dEuDWBuCgJbX6acZlt6s6oX4M1nJrDVswFZbnIjC_YzDQBLC1D6p3Un5R_B4Pq2D4WwRf2_OT9es3VfassfN2KydGMFG6YqPEWJm5opqHK57_Hh412rYGv7coz_8Ya0i9Ks2JjtqOFpkGt9UsmLw1Vei9ZtIRrw/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h6/h001.GuHPfb7oLSTYkTe8WWC9jtafL9Yn3WXIKf0H9sqFoPQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>end mail-in voting</span></a>. D.C. is a <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.IFennaBaiNHiOK0tLWq4soTPxAIwoA5A1H8AQ-4jdeML6TbUt4VRR-t2Kne6HIvH6sYqMs-bT8_CYtEIVOZA_N_rKKqwpKtReqi7QfrEvzeJyVtJHGgR9djty6Iy1vXOnfFFDFHRKUAlxzZz2rbxO56XxUGUbB1AcnF5Rdxm4yzbl1Z6ztkFnIgNt2HL6Q1uTEx9UdPx_9qsmXC6p7hcAf5I3IAqbVa7QNE7CucIH-JEYfuT1Ijqkxa_I0WNa17OWSZnOOAPT-cieWeZa1EzSIWrcgUOktoNs3KliKPCSnvB9G65rCz51dCTthLlDbLk5U9aTsiNKiLSHyz69LmbVbgVl5nLWLZOwvvx57-sKtvQoDQrgTfMiv2WhNiN8PBX/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h7/h001.FLHTMLvfFBjesP7j1RdfJdmU3Pck-CjbiqnbcLD1y1Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>police state</span></a>. The internet is being <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.3nA-t7clmhywZGhYV-QlMZp-QHzXnlnq0K4g1YQ1gqZVEpCBPHMRwy9JZoPBnOAlDLPgazZ-l3AIVds_AbyGVlUErJPA7zDgBZRpln895_Z_B5x0HtnOZic06Hph6h7qDHTVn4lX9i68wr7QxYEQqPyzVbWFl21uNrZIY0On4IY25tBvwaFyVEy3RFifte_v2OBzBtSxGKWv3N59S7QySxTHJ4b8j7YG4jGeCQ8E-QNlUdC9e3rJp15UE7gMHoEMblJQJBATzaRt9LTgYFASmwoSCgmh9TK7Cw58ftt-OtTQMdjOztyVQW76YrYA9Wam7z1e4dv3QYJ4XkcXikFYZMgchL9udCr_TRTcdSkKgFtwHt3aa50-KzTEg0OJmyUj4Q2tQkD275wMYKk8wP6gcgLnmoIEsKSWdTdzrfS9XiY/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h8/h001.zeaXJF0t5I2gEkLvAKcbKyCdU9p_KC5lcY4A5ds5Pw0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>walled off and censored</span></a> in front of our very eyes. And if the horrors weren’t enough, it feels like everywhere I look I see Harry Potter. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> On social media, I am subjected daily to content related to HBO’s <i>Harry Potter </i>T.V. show, which is filming right now. Yesterday, I scrolled past a viral set photo of the actors playing Hagrid and Harry. The series is <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.IBjMeu98KBOS0Oas6-Lz6PS4NeZ8yqHB7_1cZUj69cHyAiXLGavxNpLU7RBMeOOOv17LU9V1-u3KfLQJgMV45raGZi6xt8q1-oS506ephpayQoTWnQTUDv78DFU_Cn6TYAXKXHXZeejmspEHIt3T5-KaEbWKM57IO6DzrplII_awIXz5ZygMt8RiIcGUzWnxSM3oDlmphtee-cmLRBHOtN2C_Ygv2AX2Oi4v6HPFqp01cBusnEIjWde3DAp3jMMYrJZetT5jjh2gnSQv0NlSdhUztBQqxOtuZjewYfqhz21b0lweqDShMHBW1Nw0WGAeFEgxP7bMm1m9lK-9IHw1pupIVmz3-KFkayXwd_QGrnQ/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h9/h001.nTErl-im_warp4NSdvqtqdsyu1fRXDfU0pO9VAV83aA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>expected to air</span></a> in late 2026 or early 2027 and run for a whole decade. Just this year, there have been new <i>Harry Potter </i><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz8qyTElqnLaPjgzRfSAlV3iXbqbqYYIB0sEvC-CLSkAtktNik7zv-1xc8ytGN8gXg4oPdSf2J0AozcWSZLNNXJsuFlVFIwa8f5OXP6BtPj6W1vyNX6Xc6l1JqH0_VUwMl71AKB7Ai2FjDINAwgx9ThzZWOEmF68YnNNYLEmw3yyj4r92Iulik36Bx_9l5wfgzGEqZRy3sbW3oWltyRwfQUg41prlRri3wphkK1yFEzLn6Bk_6Gz-Pdpe6Komns038PfLN7yagbX3d_M1spA67-INyWi79X5RxNQ8wOB8QI7r5CNa7Ov3mVew4ISDdHjpkyhUF2okNAurI_tHjYinRiMtG2Oc9lhmdgR1ewMeSioH/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h10/h001.Qh5Iecoxs3dgHm9sTF_e87P4xSS6whbBHJC6KCuBOM8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>audiobooks</span></a>, a new Harry Potter <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3hpXsNSNGDq-W0bIiDq0htY178DRKWBLgU_fU7mvLfhHXpt7XVt8YfGmNAyu-dDoi1KlwGbHSceO_XqD6K6g_bPARvt1I8sa8Mi17AeMba-pKXgKtEADnaHLIV97R87mi2cM8NxtMMVwvPaVrX-GtpdrRm3yJYUkrMxLXccQH640zbS2BmBJueuFN2rXOz9bPHftNZAWEpiw69WffwpuXwSZwR04yX-E0MkYc2XG0MEO1ILIuVJrSNeCs7kBCu7isBLEFFg9SIo0A4CvdfYooftF-FXfkk_b3TrF_-4sUfGEzRbZcEhmtQAcDSKZ6JBaT_fQPmTpPU-HBZPKJCME1mGkEu4I9G_n17odikg0pDMkXHZxogbZJsgItcxpzTvkwvDZeSewVrW880GWf1EhG8/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h11/h001.YjDr53W5_R8sdMyTDwgzc82If-FDFmX9TmYxmzDso-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>theme park</span></a>, and two new Harry Potter <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz0acTZt5L6-cokyrYzylJdiva-QCJW87mJg2mJ7802GmcLm4HrA3-EyaYfLdQ_1Ycq-ZZp_IljsI4EkFe3xVbHVze1zCrxROr_bw04x3rCY1sjqmbj0FzsfBnMtidCnxXw1I98M471bS9i6Irud93l0ld6hpR8g5yI4OytDctUZCmXYac1oVJ1FRItj0cZVRQHSi10Pg0u3eAmJq6wdXF5R6WVPrnLviD5hETuxPUXBcnER5MjUD7WG7p17ja8KdFNCfZOCnZ_RlnVF1tAAbaVMFe8Fgz1w50RW7thuxexs5e58NzJ_XZ_xh7cevYoz_Tn0_4oXJxNEnYoRZc5bo6ub4hlJJwGqLYROUAqV-Wdyu/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h12/h001.PvW57sJUWDduY-6wxKi-gS7lBnllKVLo4UzRCN7UZU4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>stores</span></a> in Tokyo and Chicago. As I began to write this newsletter, I got an email from Krispy Kreme: “Dipped in chocolate, filled with mystery, bite into the NEW Sorting Hat™ doughnut for a Hogwarts™ house-colored surprise!” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> In an entertainment, travel, retail, and fast casual dining economy dominated by fandom nostalgia, the endless parade of ads for products based on a nearly 30-year-old franchise is par for the course. But when our dystopian political present is so reliant on <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz25B6-okMS5CNrF1cWE5knxgiT8YtUhEtmHvb2dPGCdv5SAOP9JH1edkGt3LxBXk8eZJ7taLbmcW29rxpsYsI78czMHrmxn_ofeTbRO_xXA4HDEAdZIGL0vweGAqR-VFQ-Qtt2hks2GzpJRrqo-yy_oWovzmc-sRRq5c9VbS-MFBgw8XSZ7H8jzO6ePtyaIIor9cP-9tw4Sc9J51DHkqtojRMqQVJLgZ6K0DKTLZos2eIhLYRJ2_nUkVs0Dxu-Vz8DonMx7qpTodlk-ULyIHzd26pRLiREL6-REdbJmA5IrpcHz6UnHulcG750vqQHxRGA/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h13/h001.hs0y3gfc6cvo_dGbvYxGTR0Fn6GqLjUroHP8OwpHBj0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>bigotry against</span></a> trans people and the person behind that franchise has become uniquely obsessed with <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.U1lMVaAPjMqLNNPr09SLYG6Rfr3M5SgkGKycySXIHx9LESVHIseD551alwln23XiLf6BS_cn-aqsnZRm1Iy4we4iyzQ3vKhAHzsVtpmOEvoYkNIMbCCBA_VOzFT2Q0IEa3A_8hoiAbVhdmGIMT6Z4e0qIgzxRe1ZL5veaALFUdlokecVRAMpVmiCE8xMQryOCeZbb04oll4VgHEpXuwkifs-8MbuAewrS0A5z4st2ca9HsGMd9cAZsSl-Z_DiuXmv8_XrlpZ09dlIM_nyMZJLE45kZ49cJq6TxR8SP39As7jIDm_LWxnw7Jdnq6MIdmqIgmzrHT25TB0-L37P07fBcjbcamo-ZW5FMJDwVomfL0/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h14/h001.fa9WtdgXZhqZwyGaZChkFWK0sIKd_olnIJdtR-KN2wY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>funding and supporting </span></a>discrimination, seeing Harry Potter all the time isn’t just an affront to the senses. It’s directly fueling J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans agenda in the U.K.—and Trump’s in the U.S. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> A lot of the mainstream discourse around Harry Potter is whether it’s too soon to reboot the series and if it’s being used as a cash grab. Most people agree on both counts. But Rowling profiting from it and riding its relevancy to become the most famous and arguably powerful anti-trans activist is a bigger issue. And as I’ve been blanketed with more boy wizard propaganda, I’ve also seen more acts of anti-Harry Potter resistance on those grounds. </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:20px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:630px;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/731f46be-de6b-4b6d-8b70-854085e82cf3/Screenshot_2025-08-18_at_3.58.29_PM.png?t=1755547209" alt="" height="auto" width="630" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" class="t" style="width:630px; padding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;"><p>A screenshot of an image in a promotional email from Krispy Kreme advertising new Harry Potter-themed donuts. </p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Theme park food reviews, romance novel conventions, and party board games may seem like unlikely territory for political coalition-building, but pop culture niches have been both political identity markers and momentum drivers for some time now. Back in the 2010s, platforms like Tumblr were home to a progressive political culture alongside fandom participation (including, at the time, Harry Potter), while conservatives have since weaponized franchises like Star Wars and Marvel superheroes in Gamergate-style campaigns that support regressive politics and Trump. But with recent social media-driven protests against Harry Potter and the creatives who adapt Rowling’s work and align with her anti-trans activism, there seems to be a bit of a tide shift back. It’s clear who the underdogs are in this moment. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> When Universal opened its third Orlando theme park, Epic Universe, in May this year, one of the park’s five themed lands was a monument to Harry Potter. Designed to look like 1920s Paris, the setting of the second <i>Fantastic Beasts </i>movie (a spinoff that almost no one cares about), the land further expands the multibillion dollar portfolio of Harry Potter attractions Universal has operated in its theme parks since 2010. Both Universal and Disney have <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz4y2e3JRXYLdN8WM8otMb6czH-63GuIpxlpsqBAQXqQNNFqIirjw8O90Zy5g0UcfBDAk51oP1NeViZq2fl0RMNev7EXwy09Erc8eZFUdHHvtXzOIn6re8SPRM7c57VtG55hnaNukjCYyr-WD4G_sjZmPzMFKZvkjO6U4VRtHui43-etyUfEUu8bFxxnR9OZgs2oiTqXx_qgpcnzc93dd-T98Z3su-ZM3qEg3K-GK7LoLuWvrwSGB7FlATD5l20LPOSZ_oEkGfvMwIQ3bixq6042U4VU0Mt_eirS3NaN4uRs6MgZOprxhehizHJcpl1oh389FWxcBHHEdjKW7dJGd9PWEeM9AxPsWxcALp5H7E1Nz4APmIUnWFxP-8wsAb8mRzg/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h15/h001.EVQFErhY_dD1IoWymBAIz-dP9NeNnJofdf8fMAfoGRk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>increasingly relied</span></a> on theme park influencers to advertise their resorts, and I’ve tracked <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxwnmocQ309hlhVyC0083Ng4gy_qWnDoGv-r7_48LIq4nVRC-9_m1ejvyB3LC0HTM7ZvxQoy7Xwz7ea3KhHHkJUbP8mzMG8_lXiBDmLquzt4iq_zumzkNIXchnTVBZAw2b9Cqfk25UO1EPzgI_lVfiehDleKOz76sLkvwyCf4ryRZnNG7T8CgxZgw43AcNOgK3XefgQT_e7snl6PJbKSunMybQ7I_m0XD-qWpRBMGSPulgozhTSywdhgXXLQRtNjjuIR-7QcY3JiXDjokQtjB8-3yS7677FbOBvlFAtpImBD-x7o85X6K6hLN5r-sFWImKNjnYMLLx11IZkw4EmHTpxnYMXsNLx-6BZULaDeBtTlbV07t3JJpXC0-xv9q6h4dzuD6X87RfUlNC_l4qG_i9XGsXYxV_Xfg144YeGNpHFVpfSsGWZi464XGm9JIr_dphbokOP4eI4MActT-bRmLIK4wtWbM-S2RKmc8T78AREAHIaD-vC0-N5yNQDY62ESEGCZ1iFB7XPu5FmschYx4tLHQCdYQpLDggLoUfXSzl_CdVKMF0fACy-iFUrXyTB9FaUIxCBJpy6PVFAV3IsLdPJF8hFDte-QImr7iEI5J3q_xcEejwo4V07TogT3jvsnCnZkqDEGmrOHTFJP3Ss699h_mScZNTBLf5q4dmtFrHkHRNvVEC-jjDUk2jz1Fi69ItAG67nBJJujQAFRAuhoi9BJQq2-ouu0JnJu_uar1UJsuBu5740XccYyAeCh8_-s-JkAfgxUbz75u2hs79NadYlDr7h1CsR0v265d2OwNfFVFw/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h16/h001.OF9_8ML23AVR02QkW7OxZ3Pq0D1WSPbBMThcp7OKhF8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>growing backlash</span></a> from these typically loyal creators when the corporations act out of accordance with their previous support of the LGBTQ community (and their eagerness to profit from pride). </p></td></tr><tr class="btn_row"><td valign="top" style="padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;width:100%;word-break:break-word;" class="dd"><table width="100%" role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:14px auto 14px auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="background-color:#030712;border-radius:8px 8px;mso-padding-alt:12px 20px;" class="btn"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxw-9UbDfvT-b-BqkIB088N2wQpjnzw-NaITW1jeWzFGuw3aExvhNl781Pg2zKEM8rBxhOZ7jR-NRDvqZI1a0S4r5Z8J28Tnj7WfT33PQlzMMFgwvIaleHhLVgZq2S6mBrQSa6lpQfbVG6vt5zvpfCblFG4XQB8VYyfgzEBgIpApifUAH9rmw2rlYKx4ZxtH-Td0uOj_QfZUJym4TGWW0X8yK2yGGUFjdarT1DrWzh4JbgC8Esr8wpVALjIERq8hf9TnEMUacUXIE2jjjvbXq5h8SRaU6z8os3qyO1Biycs4lCENRUg-4k6gSOa1iaKaGElXC12YcQCjtf936-GTnw3zbRBNk2e0HgcVjA-f0b_IMpHZfeNqFw9QD1JyZXQwl8GG8ODP-zJ3yFUMZILoNnN0KNuksFBWT7qEQs9VhtEogA6yzRX6P7P8AE0gXwmSt8bEjjjANN0iju4PFSgZT-rhtfK_zDub8m-GoX1jSKuBzks-baiSja1rGXwIa7PBrAh7efCfNYuUkKxMwEm1VJHr01cu7-Jud92l7HbW30n7o9SHRmIrr5IMRdviiv0jFgb3uYFI_ppX1ykFWTdPegb5MfZasXvY3o7pzsWNywMWKTTn96JD7JCVW15GseaNJ-pGxNSxPRVK_18WQqyE5togC5_w00KOygHUCGnGXFmpkN7LS8Cg7j8wi7YByO6iXovU4qcC1isUEzm0fb5mct3TBJu8vvzswcXqk8y7Uq4E7OxAtekzIvN-tBvKrtSaiA0/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h17/h001.BweHmhx_rY5uOKqEncwxeVBkDvG_IYrGDItgZrzzTRA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="background-color:#030712;border-radius:8px 8px;color:#FFFFFF;display:inline-block;font-family:'Verdana',Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;padding:12px 20px;text-decoration:none;"> Support <i>Spitfire News!</i></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> During a nearly <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz6bgeoSS6YHyl1BTr3Y0_hQ0tj0BLv-H0bRhBFPFFddfeybqSRvrSdsDzLRt1Nk1W-Z9PD_Tu8_X0Vy2xPxBEMDDF8sWCXh5FWnNl3Nafj1JevoTThUzC3dfVn02LN4EBnaFmHEzxMFy-jY8zf-I3stegHaegbVErknmhaQOr8ZeSBbABEOKBkWLBTom8cRQVsvzLVRRJR6Txhrgx78_jYrSnr_PeTxVeyu7h_oC4zYbSuQXaUbdEEcly9t9KA1xh0HGdzv9lb4rCoGZ4wVz3RA/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h18/h001.i7bhPxbbHQ8X7gN4qROrDAErzkzmzrj2HIQRDcBwUF4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>hour-long taste test</span></a> of food at Epic Universe posted weeks before the park officially opened to the public, the YouTubers known as the Try Guys made a PSA that they wouldn’t be showing or reviewing anything from the Harry Potter land (not even the $20 “butterbeer crepe”). </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> “We have decided that J.K. Rowling does not deserve to benefit from our advertising,” Try Guys member Keith Habersberger said in the video, which has over a million views. Subscribers praised them in the comments. The Try Guys have had queer and trans cast members and have accrued a large LGBTQ following. But their decision to abstain was still rare in a sea of hundreds of influencers who snacked and vlogged their way through the new Harry Potter land. </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:20px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:630px;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/99a17af3-ef2b-429d-afe6-ba2812e44611/GettyImages-910854162.jpg?t=1755585159" alt="" height="auto" width="630" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" class="t" style="width:630px; padding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;"><p>A general view of The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter during the annual 'A Celebration of Harry Potter' at Universal Orlando on January 26, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)</p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Last month, a much bigger swell of anti-Harry Potter sentiment <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz4JcF11mtysACtkIpNRxdk9t9CdnfxPs8rxoPggBDuDiv7z7GFlOf9abIshUD0F6-it6ScH304NFBVj7Z_M3kbsjEnNxZkJJ5uL2qpnr8s_guA89qM4VRwa83e1yKVH1chpLIXbVRG16s0pxVMBnJvYMRPuUaDDhBoQs7inUpkS83UvR0MzxjQ0CzmvxC68kPKeq9Lhkp0EjM-EoVjvCectJ8z4Qum5yVTYG0xHOX-1fIj1VgJvRHWYYoImTgzhexnLWz172XwT78t6nD0rlxdEKLzJQlRfG5AseeUOu-tkh/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h19/h001.Idqg4TVEuqyg4UNmMC8XBWzK3msBQQTB1l0gAMNxODU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>kicked off</span></a> in the romance fiction community on Threads about the release of multiple adaptations of “Dramione” fanfiction (fan works that romantically paired Draco Malfoy with Hermione Granger). One of the authors, Julie Soto, was also a planned featured guest at a convention called Romance Con, run by a company that ironically used to host some of the biggest Harry Potter fan conventions until it distanced itself from Rowling’s transphobia. Soto and Romance Con parted ways and dozens of authors have dropped out of the convention, which is happening in a few weeks. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> “While J.K. Rowling may not be getting a cut of the profits directly, we are in this period where she’s having a new boom of interest in the Harry Potter franchise because of the HBO show,” said Ella Dawson, a romance author and the host of the <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzwa7-z0Oyo8rvMyQxg9NLae8o8J5Vr_NeqMuEsho134Ioe49cyuT34ziZB91UFfgT31bTRt79eL8T6NHPA4aGB8lTkL--oVkK3Wlb0UB3PV4g_ZpZnRFkfn5U3G4xwqY1qbptj0x329dryu3YaTW_F7ApbH4zmpN-Jv6taE1lAghbLEAMnft1NKjFk44YDPvYFujPDu33xVgZ7RP6R5B4tSNEEeFvjle1YEW5-MCLjHenrY2pUZbqEKjxYNQ1ptQp_phI0a5G6SPbM7vPt6xVcU/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h20/h001.vYgXGn3pMwbsm4F8lAsXq6BGR0OSropI7WA8HsDi3g8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Rebel Ever After</span></a> podcast. She also cancelled a planned appearance at Romance Con. “The publishers and Barnes and Nobles had signage directly calling them Draco and Hermione coded. You cannot separate these books from the source material.” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Dawson is a queer author of queer fiction, and in her corner of the romance community, she said people were “pretty disgusted” by the Harry Potter marketing. But outside her corner, the books have <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz76EPXdluz-1mlDlkhjzF8jfjj4ShnVbHclRe8b_sIGb5S9bpQsveBjuNWBqrqr6uADplmLBZunqpdfQiY8vavbXSccw7LqzHmYI4STyJNiG4-oBRS3sDPgPFxN49poXaAzWzvG_sWk5IK2M597r7YPcbyj6AW6kRra1vb2QRV8P68WV8Heq8QjxrMpgzKsWU1I5Zua3-7rzUVxvFLarcQPXe5XgjPX2tSjSF70c7_a5T9Us3GhbTmm4ikqrNycfgmFIk8VyA3YTLcQIZDFtmNruMb5Hj1IypskBilk6R84mNd5mpXvmk2aWDA1-EfaCcA/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h21/h001.cZ2GxJoN6Nx4JdgkPl5TQRAqo8f9LWiM0CGVuzTdDeI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>become bestsellers</span></a>. That’s the power of being the most popular children’s book series of all time, even if the <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3hpXsNSNGDq-W0bIiDq0htX64yydvSGqlJ0dbRLUnBFdia5RAbLBNSptDyegUMq_goES6C2SUAOiUgxDMbuDi_TB6tB1U8tCyXsrF7ehRoKw63Am_uLtBWCUxrre1ZaXKiwBNAU45fxG0c-x2G7XirFsrrX5Da77UwBMlitbczNmhUjTNZ5VZ8fMqwwek_ukhG0BmRQIY0ePkzQtwl0PvKX-J6p0DqAVCKXTXohjM2dkJ-yx4BJhG1znTgTI-PVmigRS1D11MLGrH4eKXn5pG6_yfL3_heresbrnz19akB6mpfvExWS22XhSgRkAFpiLNgFY9u2PjftfLx4v2Hs4_ZkCBgcLuRtYUL2j5ejUTPt/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h22/h001.M0gzCGmeeFjTYJHsxSWFM6UiB1VyqtBw3wtGZitVwm4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>author works</span></a> to <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz6NEIOmPgPU-lGmvpyLKtJeyd1ruz5OTeH7VvyLZbIE3R-UECOroxw4ljCMjwYSMkzOIgjaux_BlwFNFHTmrqxMo_8Vhoe6TN6e1ShRJvOOMIdhcjAYgEorjJo7NSLAzR_JYyi0j7yMBuhu9FSVrHJDcdWYxaC8VRVr5GQ4FBqNP0G_6vsBukbLFaadj3PPtCWnow5drJ_Sm8FSkg4xDbFkPAGe4_lI7X15q2d3YOA5mSkm5s6V1HEX_R83xzJOAU2E2LPn-zM8QSBjqn8AxJ_W9zOcmym9-h8dYjOYFu13M-BWZ_IuFaolZVjleIzdRBM7Rdm4TsDgJiweu0C8XaceiLzHd_YC3YqnpGxRpA-jZoFznl5DYfTpRYPPpNwFsig/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h23/h001.HXertnZKHOrNpoBa5nQyW72whKFzH94MXy4eZ1LN6XA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>bar trans people</span></a> from public life and makes a lot of questionable editorial choices about the characters belonging to different minorities in her books. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> “I think a lot of folks do not want to reckon with how J.K. Rowling has spent their money,” Dawson said. “Fans of romance and romance authors believe so much in the power of their books, but the moment that we say you should not monetarily support these books that hold up the worldview of a transphobic person, then people want to say ‘Oh, but it’s just entertainment.‘“ </p></td></tr><tr class="embed-gen-img-r"><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding:12px 27px 12px 27px;" class="dd"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" class="o" style="padding:12px 12px 12px 12px;;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#F1F1F1;border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;"><!--[if !mso]><!--><div style="display:none; float:left; overflow:hidden; width:0; max-height:0; line-height:0;" class="mob-show"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right" width="100%"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3_HogclYQzV3gt2g8yRn84gLWZzcAumwCZAS7BI8vwgwGii19QwYwzZ1hPf6bJKAUviefMR9LZJ6xpOl-v3kmtV7KlbEEh1YH__zePO9iR3CmeHoDiC-LmvLMBUJqqXS1vlC7kSJAOMUapAPld_IcYY6tHYLz-NRSydh16N8xXxNEWnh7pT179PS5aBpnOY4pwiKoG_LOOzv6G7BXDm3vCDsvnRyaBFrQumiTTO4zO8YHwrl3BAM8GfLaqGXpymb_6WxpsMOGaOuKdS7_bmqtfNMAwt0UNhx9BAWgEO_9as/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h24/h001.YUBr84saa4VX-EMmlFEoN5pgoGbAP9OZwyUHXpzQdFk" target="_blank"><img src="https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/278787661_407616824119936_10532516995000047_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=104&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QFoPb0GfIurxLeVvkZp4lwPlww_jtLH-6xnTnAB1zk9u1OXQwyIn_FoAShuVpYyrjU&_nc_ohc=JaJpPyBsH2QQ7kNvwEvJWSM&_nc_gid=5n14MSBCuQYJ04DX44BsrA&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfXjMt2bqw8NtxJqco28uPlZuXnK5sx6wKutawTM01twTQ&oe=68A9F7A3&_nc_sid=10d13b" width="100%" style="height:auto;display:block;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td height="16" style="font-size:16px;line-height:16px;"> </td></tr></table></div><!--<![endif]--><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right" width="100%"><tr><td width="57%" align="center" valign="middle" class="mob-stack"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" class="l"><p><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3_HogclYQzV3gt2g8yRn84gLWZzcAumwCZAS7BI8vwgwGii19QwYwzZ1hPf6bJKAUviefMR9LZJ6xpOl-v3kmtV7KlbEEh1YH__zePO9iR3CmeHoDiC-LmvLMBUJqqXS1vlC7kSJAOMUapAPld_IcYY6tHYLz-NRSydh16N8xXxNEWnh7pT179PS5aBpnOY4pwiKoG_LOOzv6G7BXDm3vBe1wJASEE9GbFRuSH9sEc2baFyQAG769FXXq0-qH0kkZJeAgMD2MrbnJFFwuppdDHL4pYwwrSBjoy7x5D-M30b/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h25/h001.sA1pUzYMAG1juPic96CfqReiK8NIO1QSuRJ7dFEQchA" style="text-decoration:none;font-style:normal;color:#2D2D2D !important;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;" target="_blank"> Ella Dawson (@brosandprose) on Threads <tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="m"><p style="font-size:13px;line-height:19px;color:#2D2D2D;"> I’m heartbroken by the silence of so many romance authors about the Dramione books and the impact they have on the trans community. There are a small handful of cis authors who have said something, but it seems like most would rather say nothing and preserve professional relationships. But to me, this isn’t the same as not posting a bad review of another authors book. This is a moment to draw a line in the sand against supporting J. K. Rowling’s transphobia by promoting her IP. </p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom" class="n" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:12px;"><p style="word-break:break-word;">www.threads.com/@brosandprose/post/DL9_4fdR8Pj</p></td></tr></a></p></td></tr></table></td><td width="3%" style="font-size:16px;line-height:16px;" class="mob-hide"> </td><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top" class="mob-hide"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3_HogclYQzV3gt2g8yRn84gLWZzcAumwCZAS7BI8vwgwGii19QwYwzZ1hPf6bJKAUviefMR9LZJ6xpOl-v3kmtV7KlbEEh1YH__zePO9iR3CmeHoDiC-LmvLMBUJqqXS1vlC7kSJAOMUapAPld_IcYY6tHYLz-NRSydh16N8xXxNEWnh7pT179PS5aBpnOY4pwiKoG_LOOzv6G7BXDm3vCAAHv7qH5YVm6He39uUs9Att1P3A1kemIPzbRKHovSA_i2d_EBeJftHRtx-O72HG_KhLb4ipgqhhHEeQ_m5wIK/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h26/h001._Wy-tTcmx1V6rqoQ4cjYXLBwuXRPWdJ_rA7cZvLUnoI" target="_blank"><img src="https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/278787661_407616824119936_10532516995000047_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=104&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QFoPb0GfIurxLeVvkZp4lwPlww_jtLH-6xnTnAB1zk9u1OXQwyIn_FoAShuVpYyrjU&_nc_ohc=JaJpPyBsH2QQ7kNvwEvJWSM&_nc_gid=5n14MSBCuQYJ04DX44BsrA&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfXjMt2bqw8NtxJqco28uPlZuXnK5sx6wKutawTM01twTQ&oe=68A9F7A3&_nc_sid=10d13b" width="232" style="height:auto;display:block;"/></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Within smaller and more diverse fandom spaces, there can be just enough momentum to completely reverse shameless Harry Potter promotion. Less than two weeks ago, the company behind the popular game Codenames did <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz6NGqvpwCx_O1D98WfyeeLnaFC4PSkko60_xw8RNIirmJ8SgxkMhV5nAZEMCesOK-km1fXQhPSpJL0HDnaEodq46BybSCX2jogLAW9T2nDF4A4ios83ldN2ls3dd96PkXHtTiwNq7RZcYD8mMYZ6cqinXSRZVE0zB8e5zDFph_3VTbiUhNycMpnRj17xt3m0P-RFU0m9eJKKIm2WIMD_tIBsDu60Hiz21MnbAl0K0dWJrVxpCqtMTFg20S7rNzzy5503xBa8OOtlNxVrLUo2m_MyaWassuPuwC4qqlEuYuVCPmSZpnbeEBLZOC2bGOPQfccVld69ChdJO9KwwiwYfZie4axKEOVsKD4AdSunAQwyO5wWjkbKf7oo4hulypHghA/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h27/h001.zxNoPPKo-PjjrGj3RaJTbMT3KRfhZ9lkSQDpQupESXQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>a full 180</span></a> after releasing a Harry Potter-themed spinoff. First they released an apologetic statement. Then they announced they would donate all the proceeds to charity. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> “If you make a board game, a huge portion of your audience is going to be queer people,” said Aly Gibbs, an independent journalist who wrote <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz6NGqvpwCx_O1D98WfyeeLnaFC4PSkko60_xw8RNIirmJ8SgxkMhV5nAZEMCesOK-km1fXQhPSpJL0HDnaEodq46BybSCX2jogLAW9T2nDF4A4ios83ldN2ls3dd96PkXHtTiwNq7RZcYD8mMYZ6cqinXSRZVE0zB8e5zDFph_3VTbiUhNycMpnRj17xt3m0P-RFU0m9eJKKIm2WIMD_tIBsDu60Hiz21MnbAl0K0dWJrVxpCqtMTFg20S7rNzzy5503xBa8OOtlNxVrLUo2m_MyaWassuPuwC4qqlEuYuVCPmSZpnbeEBLZOC2bGOPQfYQmK62NYLwVo-LL0RzY7TKd5HG55tPM0MhHJVj0ByLidSOwdZggg58lVNgaidSpvQ/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h28/h001.l_QVK_Qya3v6Fi8Lp8ajBdGEyCe98hr66zDw51_qweQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>a piece</span></a> about the Codenames debacle for Assigned Media. “But this is still a really lucrative media franchise. If you are shameless and soulless, there’s plenty of money to be made by attaching J.K. Rowling’s work to whatever you’re already doing.” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Just yesterday, the U.K. LGBTQ+ book award the Polari Prize <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ke39WvCfsq8Y99teWgMXH5DryLJfnL7lPhwQPleVUwOArGzut2uxmW0mVFqlFyOo31fcR7fhndoPbXsWmt2hSnQSw7bx9syG45AqpkLcPa6E4nZowhSaXsCJAP7DddaY5znX35TCQhUi9ufz3UF2uVVHovheSW1Fk8_qFlnC20LXPVS60ye51IKu9jg0UThV20HJujf2w81jWe1JkmPHhJv6y0ao2e6MBRSTr9ZwVOGPA5jWUU5L0-3f3ZMrpp5JDvDLPaRxySZw0eJ52JXMnVy8yfU-8IHRHnbDbiN2Ih7Zne2jV5PbWyoMdHx3otlW/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h29/h001.VtYLopl-oxpr18xq-Ny4sb8y6joaDyc-quPeNIb6mi8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>announced</span></a> it would pause this year after longlisting a novel by John Boyne, who is a <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzyFSarUs6G5JQxOzz-lGS-MZ3mFl9qj8Fa4WdFo8LBtaHs0WFqxQRlac3Nq4gOlIWy9sMFvk86kB4_62gGpOGMTaPv7ht3ic7FOvLKrRFYontHw0G40dK1GU6cCaBBUq0mDSDNNo04wYGst6O5uULaijHsNeFylBFFMYrw90F_THE8zKRsvo5F_2Km8NrUzTMit7nqYDqsE0lxtbqyqYUHDWl2xZy_AUt-nMVmptKDX0LANhvw7pq4KphWXjUBT6xYmGE3Kbe3Z4eDU5CiFhzM45Xc1sY3n7fou7NNt3zFgPeqR5yseKL0ioih5oFrLGxyoQ0YAflUsxYpXlhLsTgY6D44l11HqExGRgF8wKQ2qMW8NRSL4ClGIDfw91b_DvlXHKoEuY1bnU5SEhVS3fdF8Qvo0Otul0pzHpNmYAB_ldlbUFHndriz1zb-i_RF1K6UcZfxQwz900BBk155sx4rRkaT2nQjZWc4izqn_cf94ggCVQkr7iIcHodyGMTxBOcg/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h30/h001.Csp5aXj3yv9lOPkmXnlqsinPAw8_aUAIaGcWz_twK40" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>self-proclaimed TERF</span></a> (a trans exclusionary radical feminist, which is a magically contradictory identity rivaling anything in the Potter universe) and “friendly” with Rowling. If there’s one entertainment sector that certainly can’t get away with Rowling associations in this day and age, it’s an LGBTQ book award. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> These smaller-scale boycotts of Harry Potter haven’t stopped entertainment giants like HBO from promising decades to come of stale, recycled IP. But they continue to make an impact. Actors associated with Harry Potter reboots like Michelle Gomez have felt compelled to <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.IBjMeu98KBOS0Oas6-Lz6PS4NeZ8yqHB7_1cZUj69cF9Q8I-yHWA5aQ0gfuWymZVtjB0VYMad1Jsfh6C-Dhnx2Hd-xhhBHYY15LClklKGJK_KqJAcci8JH9_TDqlTPdd4r-L3GA5t4fHhU5u-ZCvaiYwY7c4WVFBhenx9oGnNNYPTtTpTwkCPimAM6Jw4AdarLX8WFDGaIU0pm3sv5K62Mk6lKoFNFIXSyeB2jgPaxuZRxov0-V1JZvqNp02gcI1sGzhY6GXotwg5GtdnzWoExFLdlLa4EB2CfsXoHttaIsJEQOZAfvSOsIzELCHKslO7rlGJaLr0Zy5yUW6rlqtYmQkzhA2dwRG0bJ6L4r1Pqk/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h31/h001.TvCCZrZAZjtjsBFp3Opmq4a4Q8Iu4_Dvf4-wYAQ6Hzw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>issue statements</span></a> of support for trans people after feeling the heat. It’s a start. Brands with large queer and trans followings are likely already growing wary of the backlash and may stay away from licensing Harry Potter, even if the mainstream stays hooked on the overpriced plastic and the content slop. And fan communities can still strengthen their vital support for trans and queer members. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> “It’s just not that hard to not spend money on something Harry Potter related,” Dawson said. “If you’re paying for it, you’re sending a message.” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> That’s all for now, and thanks so much for reading. I also have <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz08uR5UwQ92W78DE53klIk6zGh7SXXrYiSTj73KdhuJcJlAUcYJREjeqcF0E2Fz3-zwYgLhp0j_jhjXxe_4Vw32A0i2SuC4S3eeAzUaXDmXKxGQj9GYToGHe0auRKFYeZ-ddUNEZ1b8qsxKOWh5dGGSOa233vlzWcBDt2P6zoqTV7ReNAFE_aa-X1JGU_4XNqRCgSANz7njSYQEVgirsUVV3pNPwAWH8OVN0urT-SJYv6TAboXYH7fbrIwM8XWYAq244Jd9d4e9LVTc4XGT5rftmLadhTiWmFfSBWNMvFmqt66tf8ckqM1H-BD0ulQAxuwNf3RFN_7oV_L7FlEwtnJA/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h32/h001.yYTze_oxd-VHYaqvNktfRIRxJ8P8lp5upz1jE_gWIE4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>a new piece</span></a> out this week in Them about the history of queer fandom communities and NSFW art on DeviantArt and how the past 25 years have seen the platform crater its relevancy and turn to AI as a last resort. The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born, and we can even see that in the way Harry Potter’s reanimated corpse strains for our attention. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> If you appreciate my reporting, consider <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxw-9UbDfvT-b-BqkIB088N2wQpjnzw-NaITW1jeWzFGuw3aExvhNl781Pg2zKEM8rBxhOZ7jR-NRDvqZI1a0S4r5Z8J28Tnj7WfT33PQlzMMFgwvIaleHhLVgZq2S6mBrQSa6lpQfbVG6vt5zvpfCblFG4XQB8VYyfgzEBgIpApiRaCVRtDNowSfD1iVNZ4uSdJuW8FEs8jsX6iD_AlxtXttLviXzlW5ukg2KXuwVuHSK4bhuJrdgFxZHu8ufJ3JM-CgvtQUwfbxOO6bWe6tRrQWrKteEsYl4bmap6rrwAQfRjLROQ7Zni61anhpNCj7e1_eJ8UkNsgCqWMBTe96MFW86ynEgpYkeCiG6yIR0TX4fqxWcl8WtiYwYZr8J14z9cTAd1UDDL3V7CadGDMzln5iYDaCVqcfg7Tud70oVkotFtrSukFiBzGYE8igqOhdQxXEURX_5S4NzUe-qeVu_TWUatwfZ6eqlyvaeIzzDPuRxL28GWK_iHDmQ5dJNSVT67zmfkScMztIo5Jt66LCyBCcah1ISVOFxYqVvmROCGMsI2uOATSaKVZPDYCzOg6nh_ZJXiW0MAfmhBzp8c4lEdczMU4g7gwTcFCmGpF1_2rcbazW5M6dPXwhDWAzin3iz-PjA0pVO2q9FiSbYzO3BsXb4L_nC7tcM7iEXDdl-JaRdY8omOKbTOKFlqG3t70ex3eh6WThdMZ1j8i8NmrauEGqKjdpwrLhS0-9mN4--Rfmil0NqfMcdAET7UQGedzKJ4/4j6/JuRZaVrxRrOca2zuz5QJvw/h33/h001.JQeAET8eyn7DYBgeKg64p8K9YyRpgNKATaV9Xpqyk1k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>upgrading</span></a> your subscription for just $5 a month. 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