JK Rowling is no stranger to sparking controversy around trans issues, and this time she is igniting rage after quoting George Orwell’s 1984 while linking to an article about police reporting rapists as women if someone with male genitalia identifies as a female. Somehow this doesn’t sit well with Rowling, who fails to recognize the humanity and existence of the trans community. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. Read more HERE: “J.K. Rowling is causing controversy again, again wading into the debate about transgender people by criticizing Scottish police for allowing rape suspects to self-identify as female. The “Harry Potter” author — who has previously been accused of making transphobic comments — took to Twitter on Sunday by sharing an article from The T
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