J.K. Rowling Defends Trans Statements In Lengthy Essay, Reveals She’s A Sexual Assault Survivor & Says “Trans People Need And Deserve Protection”

Rupert Grint joined his Harry Potter co-stars in slamming JK Rowling for making insensitive comments against the trans community. The author posted some highly controversial opinion about trans people on social media earlier this month.

First Daniel Radcliffe. Now Emma Watson has reacted to J.K. Rowling’s transphobic tweets. The actress, who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise based on the books written by Rowling, took to her Twitter on Wednesday, June 10, to send love to the trans community in the wake of Rowling’s transphobic rant in a series of tweets and an essay.

Another day, another ‘Harry Potter’ star speaking out to show their support for trans people. This time, we have actress Emma Watson voicing her support for trans folks after the transphobic comments and essay from Wizarding World creator JK Rowling.

author J.K. Rowling is currently under fire for controversial tweets she posted about the transgender community.

Eddie Redmayne has responded to author JK Rowling over her comments about transgender people, saying his transgender friends were “tired of this constant questioning of their identities”.

tweeting a controversial statement disregarding the equality of transexuality.  Since posting the statement, a number of Harry Potter cast members have taken to various media platforms to clearly disassociate themselves with the author's comments, making it clear that they personally support the LGBTQ community.  Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe was the first to do so, when he wrote an essay to the Trevor Project, a non-profit organisation dedicated to crisis intervention and suicide

Eddie Redmayne has followed Daniel Radcliffe in criticising Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for tweets LGBTQ+ campaigners have called “transphobic.”

Eddie Redmayne has followed Daniel Radcliffe in criticising Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for tweets LGBTQ+ campaigners have called “transphobic.”The Harry Potter author hit headlines over the weekend by writing on Twitter: “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction.

Emma Watson, 30, is extending “respect and love” to the transgender community after J.K. Rowling, 54, came under fire for a series of controversial tweets that have been blasted as “anti-trans.” The Harry Potter author has been slammed online, and by Emma’s co-star Daniel Radcliffe — now the actress, who portrayed Hermione in the eponymous fantasy series has broken her silence.

posted Wednesday on her website comes just after the author was lambasted online for a series of tweets that argue “sex is real,” which offended transgender-identifying people and their supporters as well as “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe.Now, Rowling, 54, has outlined her thinking at length — and revealed her experience with domestic abuse and sexual assault for the first time.“This isn’t an easy piece to write, for reasons that will shortly become clear, but I know it’s time to explain

JK Rowling has said she was partly motivated to speak out about transgender issues because of her experience of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

JK Rowling has said she was partly motivated to speak out about transgender issues because of her experience of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

J.K. Rowling is speaking out after being roundly criticized for recent comments about trans people.

J.K. Rowling is being hit with backlash after she issued some tweets that are being decried as transphobic.