Jo, Why The Hell Are You So Sad?

Samuel Smurlo
5 min readAug 12, 2021

I have a theory. It’s probably not going to be a well-liked theory, but I have to share it. I’m fairly certain JK Rowling is a closeted transman. I know, I know, I cannot, should not, make these claims about other people. JK, in theory, knows herself better than I ever could. But when you’re a public figure with public opinions, I get to have public opinions about you. So, why do I think JK Rowling is a transman and she doesn’t even know it?

First, her entire creative universe is centered around the experience of a teenage boy. Sure, she may claim Hermione as her…

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Samuel Smurlo

I mostly write for me and on the off chance that someone can gain something from my thoughts I publish them here.