Quidditch leagues look to change their name, citing Rowling’s anti-trans stances

Real-life quidditch has been around since at least 2005, but now the sport’s two large leagues are moving to drop the name and distance themselves from the fictional sport created by author J.K.

Many universities, including Oxford University pictured above, have teams that compete in tournaments around the world.

“I believe quidditch is at a turning point.

In recent years, Rowling has made comments that many saw as transphobic and anti-trans.

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