Trans women are women, trans men are men and non-binary identities are valid. Rowling and members of the trans community, I wanted to make it absolutely clear where I stand. He continued: “As someone who has worked with both J.K. In an exclusive statement to Variety in June 2020, Redmayne said: “Respect for transgender people remains a cultural imperative, and over the years I have been trying to constantly educate myself. The first Fantastic Beasts actor to speak out against Rowling was Eddie Redmayne, who stars in the franchise as wizard and “magizoologist” Newt Scamander. Eddie Redmayne believes “respect for transgender people remains a cultural imperative.”ĭia Dipasupil/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images

Below are comments that Fantastic Beasts stars have made in response to Rowling’s anti-trans statements. Rowling’s opinions have been met with a wave of backlash, and even those involved in the Wizarding World franchise have spoken out against her. I write this without any desire to add to that toxicity,” she wrote in the essay, before elaborating on “five reasons for being worried about the new trans activism, and deciding I need to speak up.” “This isn’t an easy piece to write, for reasons that will shortly become clear, but I know it’s time to explain myself on an issue surrounded by toxicity. In 2020, she posted a slew of anti-trans tweets, which she followed up with an essay published on her website.

Rowling has repeatedly expressed anti-trans sentiments. Rowling’s anti-trans views continues to swirl. As Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore hits theaters, the controversy over Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts creator J.K.

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