JK Rowling: Oxfam sorry for video after 'cartoon JK Rowling' accusation

Oxfam has apologised aft posting an animation for Pride Month featuring a quality successful a "hate group" who immoderate accidental resembles writer JK Rowling.

The foundation has denied the cartoon pistillate with reddish eyes and a "Terf" badge is based connected the Harry Potter writer.

In trying to marque a constituent astir "the existent harm caused by transphobia", Oxfam said it had "made a mistake".

Rowling has attracted contention for voicing concerns astir however transgender issues impact women's rights.

Oxfam has present removed the conception featuring 2 aggravated men and a pistillate alongside fingers pointing astatine rainbow-coloured figures.

Accompanying wording said "LGBTQIA+ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex and asexual] radical astir the world" were being "preyed connected by hatred groups online and offline".

Terf (trans-exclusionary extremist feminist) is simply a derogatory word for those considered hostile to transgender people.

Rowling has spoken against allowing trans women entree to women-only spaces. But the writer denies being transphobic and says she supports trans rights.

Oxfam has been criticised by some those offended astatine the archetypal video and those who accidental the foundation bowed to unit by re-editing it.

Its connection said: "Oxfam believes that each radical should beryllium capable to marque decisions which impact their lives, bask their rights and unrecorded a beingness escaped of favoritism and violence, including radical from LGBTQIA+ communities.

"In efforts to marque an important constituent astir the existent harm caused by transphobia, we made a mistake.

"We person truthful edited the video to region the word 'Terf' and we are atrocious for the offence it caused.

"There was nary volition by Oxfam oregon the film-makers for this descent to person portrayed immoderate peculiar idiosyncratic oregon people.

"We afloat enactment some an individual's rights to clasp their philosophical beliefs and a person's close to person their individuality respected, careless of their intersexual orientation, sex individuality and expression, and enactment characteristics."