Authors Flee LGBTQ+ Book Awards For Nominating J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Friend
August 12, 2025•
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LGBTQNation reports that ten of the 24 authors nominated for the Polari Prize, the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ book awards, have withdrawn themselves over the nomination of John Boyne, an anti-transgender author who is friends with transphobic billionaire J.K. Rowling.
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