Several Potter film stars have distanced themselves from Rowling on trans rights. But the author has assembled a squadron of new allies in her women's crusade. READ MORE: Harry Potter author JK Rowling's women's rights crusade has lost her the support of many stars whose careers were launched by the boy wizard - but she can count on a close network of supporters to back her up.
But she has also won support from other campaigners who claim that giving trans people additional rights will put women at risk - from academics to lawyers, some of whom have fought legal battles on their views. She spoke out after the publication of the Cass Review - led by Dr Hilary Cass - into gender-affirming care for children in England
But the author has since embarked on a campaign seeking to protect what she describes as women's rights, fuelled by her own experiences of domestic abuse. Rowling has denied accusations she is transphobic, and police said recent tweets in which she misgendered trans women did not fall foul of Scotland's new hate crime laws, which outlaw 'stirring up' hate against transgender people.
Daniel Radcliffe, 34, who began playing boy wizard Potter at 12, wrote a blog for LGBTQ+ charity The Trevor Project following Rowling's comments in which he explicitly said: 'Transgender women are women.' Ralph Fiennes, who played Potter saga-spanning villain Lord Voldemort, said he could not understand why Rowling received so much vitriol
Grint, best known for his role as Potter's best friend Ron Weasley, later described Rowling as an 'auntie', writing in 2022: 'I don’t necessarily agree with everything my auntie says, but she’s still my auntie. It’s a tricky one.' Redmayne, who played protagonist Newt Scamander in spin-off series Fantastic Beasts, said: 'I disagree with Jo’s comments. Trans women are women, trans men are men and non-binary identities are valid.He played transgender artist Lili Elbe, believed to be one of the first people in history to undergo sex-reassignment surgery, in the film The Danish Girl.
Rowling said last night on X that she was unlikely to forgive those who had spoken out in support of trans people after her 2020 comments. 'Celebs who cosied up to a movement intent on eroding women's hard-won rights and who used their platforms to cheer on the transitioning of minors can save their apologies for traumatised detransitioners and vulnerable women reliant on single sex spaces,' the writer added.
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