Separating the art from the artist ... it is an interesting question. My former partner and I wrestled over that issue frequently. He was an opera enthusiast and a fan of Richard Wagner. He was also Black and I am Jewish ... and Wagner was notoriously antisemitic and racist. My partner could distinguish between Wagner, the great composer, and Wagner, a despicable human being; I couldn't do so. I eventually relented and agreed to see one performance, and I had to acknowledge that Wagner was incredibly talented ... but I have never attended another opera of his, and I never expect to do so.

Please note that I don't put Rowling in the same category as Wagner. Her stance on transexuality is wrong and it is hurtful to many, and I believe that she is allowing herself to be used by those on the right who have a very questionable political agenda. But she is motivated, at least in part, by her own trauma--I don't believe that she is driven by hatred.

How do we draw the line between the art and its source? How can we affirm a person (great writer, composer, whatever) while simultaneously condemning that same individual (purveyor of misinformation, harming others)? Ultimately, we each have to answer that for ourselves.