JK Rowling is still in the eye of the storm for her clear stance against the transgender community. Now it was Daniel Radcliffe’s turn to reaffirm his support for young people against the writer behind Harry Potter.
In June 2020, JK Rowling, the British writer behind the successful Harry Potter saga, published a series of tweets where she spoke out against the transgender community, stating that “I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to speak meaningfully about their lives”This aroused the annoyance of people around the world, including Daniel Radcliffe and other actors who debuted in the Boy Who Lived movies.
The response of the protagonist of films from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, responded with an open letter on the portal The Trevor Project, a non-profit organization that allocates its support to prevention of suicide in LGBTQ communities: “Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people.”said the British actor at the time.
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Although the years have passed, the world has not forgotten Rowling’s statements, which is why the also actor of The Lost City and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, recently spoke with IndieWire, where he resumed his ideals and incidentally, reflected on that incident on social networks.
“The reason I felt like I needed to say something when I did was because, particularly since I finished ‘Potter,’ I met many queer and trans kids and youth who strongly identified with Potter”, recognized Daniel Radcliffe.
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And seeing them hurt that day, I thought I wanted them to know that not everyone in the franchise felt that way. And that was really important.
The relationship he has had with the organization that helps the LGBTQ community made him act immediately, assured the also actor of Escape from Pretoria and Hands to arms. “It was really important, as I’ve worked with the Trevor Project for over 10 years, so I don’t think I would have been able to look at myself in the mirror if I hadn’t said anything.”Radfliffe assured.
Although from the beginning she recognized the impact that JK Rowling had on her professional career, she confessed that it is impossible to enter the mind of the writer and know her thoughts, so she decided to show her support for trans youth: “It’s not up to me to guess what’s going through someone else’s head”.
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“Not everyone thinks like this”: Daniel Radcliffe defends JK Rowling’s trans youth