Evanna Lynch and 'Fantastic Beasts' star Eddie Redmayne are the latest actors to speak out against the author's transphobic tweets.
Emphasizing how necessary it is to “listen to” and “applaud” trans people for their bravery, especially during Pride month, Lynch went onto call out Rowling for sharing her views on such a public platform.
, “and I think she’s on the wrong side of this debate. But that doesn’t mean she has completely lost her humanity.”, in which she attempted to define women solely based on menstruation. ’I’m so sorry to any trans people who feel that’s been taken away or that this community is no longer that safe place,” she added. “But the Harry Potter world/fandom/community is literally made up of millions of people now and I for one will work to make it feel inclusive because trans women are women.”
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