The real-life adaptation of the game, in which players run with brooms or PVC pipes between their legs, was first attempted in 2005 at Middlebury College in Vermont (Getty)The American governing body of a version of Quidditch played in real life is looking for a new name for the sport, partly to distance itself from author JK Rowling and her work over her comments on transgender activism.US Quidditch (USQ) and Major League Quidditch (MLQ), one of the sport’s leagues, have begun to look for a new name for the sport and will undergo a rebranding exercise, they said in a joint press release this week, and British governing body QuidditchUK has said it backs the name change in principle.“…the leagues are hoping a name change can… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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Quidditch to change name of sport to distance itself from JK Rowling’s ‘anti-trans positions’
