A bookstore in San Francisco stopped selling author J.K. Rowling’s books after she announced the creation of a fund to support sex-based women’s rights, reported the San Francisco Standard.

“With this announcement, we’ve decided to stop carrying her books,” Haight Street’s Booksmith said in a statement on Instagram. “We don’t know exactly what her new ‘women’s fund’ will entail, but we know that we aren’t going to be a part of it.

“As a group of queer booklovers, we also had our adolescences shaped by wizards and elves. Look at us, it’s obvious. If you or someone you love wants to dive into the world of Harry Potter, we suggest doing so by buying used copies of these books.”

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