Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has slammed transgender activists for sharing her home address on social media.
A group of three trans activists staged a demonstration outside Rowling's home in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday night. Rowling, 56, has been criticized for her controversial views on the trans community in the past, with many labeling her transphobic.
The activists shared a now-deleted photo of themselves with Rowling's home address visible in the background. In a thread on Twitter, the author blasted the trio for "doxxing" her and hit out at their intimidation tactics.
"I have to assume that @IAmGeorgiaFrost @hollywstars and @richard_energy_ thought doxxing me would intimidate me out of speaking up for women's sex-based right," she wrote in a Twitter thread on Monday.
Doxxing is the publication of someone's personal information without their consent.
"They should have reflected on the fact that I've now received so many death threats I could paper the house with them, and I haven't stopped speaking out," she continued.
"Perhaps - and I'm just throwing this out there - the best way to prove your movement isn't a threat to women, is to stop stalking, harassing and threatening is."
Stars - a popular drag queen, writer, and cabaret host with her own Amazon Prime series - defended the post, but still deleted it after being threatened online.
All three activists have since deactivated their Twitter accounts.
Rowling has been trending since the argument broke out, with many people commenting support for her.
"It is nothing short of a disgrace," one person wrote on Twitter.
"While I myself am trans, I do not condone their actions," added another.
Others questioned whether it was fair for her to hit out at the activists.
"My child and I have been doxxed more than once with several death threats because my child is trans," someone wrote. "It's wrong to be threatened and doxxed, but you getting to use that as your excuse to not support equality is a cop out."
"Is it true your that house is literally pointed out to tourists on a tour bus?" another user tweeted.
"Why is JK Rowling acting as though her house in Edinburgh isn't a major tourist destination and that her house in Aberfeldy doesn't have a Wikipedia page?" commented a third.
The spat is the latest in a long line of disagreements between Rowling and trans activists, which began in 2019 when Rowling defended a British tax specialist fired for anti-trans tweets.
Since then, the author has doubled down on her views in an almost 4,000-word blog explaining her concerns over transgender activism stem from her own history of domestic abuse and sexual assault. The post was criticized widely and led to many labeling her a "TERF," or transgender-exclusionary radical feminist.
Harry Potter cast members have been among those to distance themselves from Rowling due to her views, with star Daniel Radcliffe declaring in an essay that "transgender women are women."
Last week, Radcliffe and his co-stars announced they would be reuniting for a 20th-anniversary special commemorating the films. Rowling will not appear in the special but will feature in archival footage.
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