Ten Semifinalists And Two Judges Withdraw From LGBTQ+ Lit Prizes Over Another Nominee’s Anti-Trans Views

The awards in question are the UK’s Polari Prizes, and the issue is the presence on the longlist for Polari Book of the Year of the novella Earth by John Boyne, who supports J.K. Rowling’s controversial views on trans people and has described himself as a “fellow TERF” (trans-exclusionary radical feminist). – The Guardian

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