There was a lot of controversy at the time the books were released from the religious right that the books were glorifying witchcraft. I know someone who refused to have anything to do with them for that reason.

Calling her a violent transphobe is a bit of a stretch. I have never heard her advocate for violence against anyone, let alone physically attack them. As near as I can tell, she defines gender differently than you do. So what? So do most people.

The goblins resembling anti-Semitic illustrations of Jews has nothing to do with the books. That’s on the director. I don’t see anyone calling him out. She took the world as it is and imagined it if magic were real. She wasn’t out to create a utopia of how the world should be.