Glamour UK has ignited controversy with its latest “Women of the Year” cover, which features nine men who identify as women. The publication honored the group, known collectively as “The Dolls,” as part of its annual celebration recognizing influential women. In its announcement, the magazine praised the group as trailblazers in the transgender community. “As trans rights face increasing threat in the UK, Glamour honours nine of the community’s most ground-breaking voices at this year’s Women of the Year Awards,” the magazine stated in its cover story. The featured individuals—Conner Ives, Munroe Bergdorf, Maxine Heron, Tiara, Munya, Bel Priestley, Dani St. James, Ceval Omar, and Mya Mehmi—were photographed wearing shirts with the slogan “Protect The Dolls,” a phrase widely used among transgender women as an expression of solidarity and empowerment, reports Breitbart News. Glamour described the cover as a tribute to courage and inclusivity amid what it characterized as “growing hostility toward trans identities” in Britain. The magazine’s editors said the honorees represent “a new generation redefining womanhood through visibility, activism, and resilience.” However, the decision has drawn intense criticism, particularly from women’s rights advocates and author J.K. Rowling, who called the move an insult to biological women. “I grew up in an era when mainstream women’s magazines told girls they needed to be thinner and prettier,” Rowling wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Now mainstream women’s magazines tell girls that men are better women than they are.” Many online echoed Rowling’s sentiment, accusing the publication of erasing women in favor of ideological inclusivity. Supporters of the cover, on the other hand, defended Glamour’s choice as a celebration of diversity and trans visibility.