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Shop Apologizes For Selling ‘Harry Potter’ Merch After Trans Mob Outrage

The Minnesota-based business put out a "sincere apology" and said, "you deserve better from us."

Amanda Harding
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Shop Apologizes For Selling ‘Harry Potter’ Merch After Trans Mob Outrage
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A Minnesota-based yarn shop caved to the pro-trans mob and is now apologizing for having the audacity to sell Harry Potter-themed yarn kits.

Needle & Skein posted the apology last weekend after furious followers pointed out that the famed series creator, J.K. Rowling, had committed the unforgivable sin of believing in the reality of biological sex.

“We recently sold Harry Potter-themed kits, and we owe you a sincere apology,” the official business Facebook page statement said.

“I’m a mom, and I read these books aloud to my child. Those evenings are some of my sweetest memories, and I think that warmth kept me from stopping to consider what carrying this merchandise would mean for our trans friends, neighbors, and customers. I made a mistake, and I’m so sorry,” the statement continued.

“We never meant to hurt anyone. But we can see that we did, and we are truly sorry to everyone who felt less welcome in a space that should always feel like home to you. You deserve better from us.”

The statement went on to confirm that “Harry Potter” themed items had been removed. The business further stated that it was donating three times the proceeds — $578 — from the sales of the themed yarn to Point of Pride, an organization that “provides financial aid and direct support to transgender and non-binary folks in need of health and wellness care.”

The local business suggested customers could also make a donation to Point of Pride.

Earlier this year, Needle & Skein owner Gilah Mashaal sold “Melt the ICE” knitted caps as a form of protest against immigration enforcement officers arresting criminals in her city. 

Rowling has been an outspoken critic of radical Left-wing gender theory for years. She has refused to back down even as leftists came after her. The billionaire “Harry Potter” author has been labeled a TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) for stating her belief that men cannot become women.

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