JK Rowling Calls Out Trans Activist ‘Creep’ Over Women’s Bathroom Selfies

“Harry Potter” author JK Rowling is calling out a trans activist trying to justify taking photos of himself inside women’s restrooms.

Rowling responded to a post describing the behavior of Lilly Tino, a man who identifies as a woman and frequently posts videos of himself being “misgendered” at restaurants and complaining to wait staff and his followers about it.

Tino has over 400,000 followers on TikTok and 15.8 million likes on his posts.

Lately, the activist has been ranting about how “trans men” shouldn’t be criticized for taking photos of themselves in the women’s restroom because celebrities do it all the time. But commenters pointed out that many of the influencer photos Tino refers to only show one person, whereas his photos from the bathroom include people in the background who are having their rights violated.

This man’s bathroom photos are trophies. He wants women and girls in the background because it proves he’s violating women’s boundaries. Without actual females there as props all he’s got is a selfie of a scary-looking creep in mouse ears, which isn’t remotely what he’s after. https://t.co/2ff9od3qMN

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 11, 2025

“This man’s bathroom photos are trophies. He wants women and girls in the background because it proves he’s violating women’s boundaries. Without actual females there as props all he’s got is a selfie of a scary-looking creep in mouse ears, which isn’t remotely what he’s after,” Rowling wrote in response to a post about Tino taking bathroom selfies at Disney.

She also responded to followers who called her out for giving him attention.

“He’s getting publicity for being a gigantic male creep who takes pictures of women and girls in what should be protected spaces. Now men will know exactly who to be on the watch for in Disneyland, while waiting for their female partners and daughters. I’d call that a win,” the billionaire British author added in a follow-up post.

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“He has zero interest in a greater cause. He’s using ‘activism’ as a fig leaf and a free pass for what excites him, as is the case with a load of these men. If it gives him a sexual kick he’ll keep doing it until he’s stopped,” Rowling wrote.

Rowling’s comments were in response to a post about some of the bathroom selfies Tino has been sharing with followers.

“Lilly Tino, a man who presents as a woman, has come out in defense of a series of selfies he took inside a women’s restroom at Disney World, after facing backlash from both LGBTQ+ and heterosexual communities,” the original post says. 

“Tino justifies his actions by comparing himself to celebrities who have previously taken photos in women’s restrooms. However, he conveniently omits that his images captured women and young girls in the background without their consent—an act that constitutes a violation of Florida’s privacy and voyeurism laws.”

The original post said there’s a “growing petition” to have Tino banned from TikTok.