![]() Radcliffe wrote a blog post for the LGBTQ+ charity The Trevor Project in 2020 where he said that, while JK Rowling is “unquestionably responsible for the course my life has taken,” he felt compelled “to say something at this moment.” “And so seeing them hurt on that day I was like, I wanted them to know that not everybody in the franchise felt that way. “ The reason I felt very, very much as though I needed to say something when I did was because, particularly since finishing Potter, I’ve met so many queer and trans kids and young people who had a huge amount of identification with Potter on that,” he said. Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe clarified why he felt it was so important to defend trans people amid JK Rowling’s comments in 2020 in a 1 November 2022 interview with IndieWire. Journalist India Willoughby echoed the sentiments, saying she was “sick of hearing from idiots who think it’s trans people who are responsible for their own persecution.”ĭaniel Radcliffe said it’s ‘important’ to defend trans kids after JK Rowling comments ![]() ![]() Stephen Fry used to loudly quit Twitter every time people disagreed with him so I don't think he should be doling out advice to trans people about accepting Jowling Kowling Rowling's vitriol.Īdvocacy group LGBwiththeT said that, while Fry was “entitled to his opinion,” it believed he was not entitled “to expect us to try and get along with those who have said we don’t exist.” He’s just come out as ‘Gender Critical’ but doesn’t want to seem bigoted.” Trans activist Katy Montgomerie said: “ Everything he’s listed there is exactly what JKR wants.
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