Dame Maureen Lipman has urged people to stop 'kicking a**' at author JK Rowling for her views on the language around transgender identities, adding that she is an 'actress not an actor'.
The Coronation Street star urged people to not attack each other for their views, as she supported the writer's stance on womanhood, stepping into the trans debate.
'I am an actress, not an actor and, if somebody tries to take the word "woman" away from me, I shall be very cross,' Dame Maureen said.
'If you have to kick a** at someone like Joanne Rowling, who's literally taught a generation to read, something's not right.'
Dame Maureen Lipman has urged people to stop 'kicking a**' at author JK Rowling for her views on the language around transgender identities
The Harry Potter writer has objected to the phrase 'people who menstruate' instead of 'women', facing furious backlash as a result
'Yes, some of my views can be a little old fashioned.
But don't attack me for them. Consider my point of view. Demonstrate a little kindness. Be patient,' the 76-year-old told Reader's Digest.
The Harry Potter writer has previously objected to the phrase 'people who menstruate' instead of 'women', facing furious backlash as a result.
The 56-year-old said that by using the phrase, it was erasing 'the lived reality of women globally'.
She regularly speaks out about transgender issues and the impact that decisions made by organisations and schools could have on sex as a protected characteristic under the 2010 Equality Act.
It comes as the children's book author defended a disabled schoolgirl who was told she did not have the right to women-only care in school toilets.
The parents of the 16 year-old girl, who has severe learning disabilities, were told two years ago the school was replacing its 'same-sex' intimate care policy with a 'cross-gender' policy.
This meant male staff would also be able to take part in intimate care for the pupil - including using the toilet and changing rooms.
The parents of 'Helen' raised their concerns over their dispute with the school in a blog post
JK Rowling blasted the school's approach on Twitter, saying it would endanger 'extremely vulnerable girls.'
The Harry Potter author added: 'This is a travesty.
'Have we learned nothing from successive abuse scandals?
Do we value the disabled so little?'
The parents of 'Helen' - not her real name - wrote about their dispute with the school in a post on website Transgender Trend.
They said the school eventually conceded Helen could be cared for by women, but only because of 'parental preference.
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