Harry Potter stars take a stand against JK Rowling after 3,600 word essay defending her beliefs (via toofab)
Redmayne said he would never attempt to speak on behalf of the community, but he knows that his"transgender friends and colleagues are tired of this constant questioning of their identities, which all too often results in violence and abuse. They simply want to live their lives peacefully, and it's time to let them do so."
"Harry Potter's" Hermione Granger, Emma Watson, came out with her own condemnation of anti-trans sentiments, without mentioning Rowling by name, via her Twitter page."Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren't who they say they are," she wrote.
Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are.Evanna Lynch, who portrayed Luna Lovegood in the series, was both sympathetic to Rowling while also saying,"I think she's on the wrong side of this debate," In a lengthy response of her own.
In it, she admitted her hesitation to jump into this discussion through the limited Twitter format, and wished that Rowling would not do so, either. Nevertheless, she spoke passionately about the struggles she imagines trans people go through.
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