Harry Potter actor talks about publicly opposing Rowling: Respect the LGBTQ community

Previously, JK Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" series, encountered huge controversy due to her many anti-trans remarks and was publicly opposed by some movie actors, including Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter.

Daniel Radcliffe recently accepted an interview with IndieWire and talked about why he publicly opposed Rowling's views. He said that he was worried that Rowling's remarks would hurt Harry Potter's LGBTQ+ fans. If he did not publicly oppose Rowling, he would not be able to get over the hurdle in his heart and would feel guilty.

Daniel Radcliffe said: "I feel I need to say something because after I finished filming the Harry Potter series, I met a lot of queer and transgender children and young people who identified with Harry Potter. So when I saw them feeling hurt that day, I wanted to let them know that not everyone thinks this way. This is really important. I think if I don't say it, then I can't face myself and I will feel guilty. But I can't guess what other people think."

Daniel Radcliffe said: "Trans women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of trans people and contradicts all the advice given by professional medical associations, which have far more expertise than JK Rowling and I. 78% of trans and non-binary young people have experienced discrimination because of their gender identity. It's clear we need to do more to support trans and non-binary people, not deny their identities or cause further harm."

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In June 2020, Rowling reposted a news article titled "In this pandemic, let's create a more equal world for people who menstruate" and made a comment, saying "Why are they called 'people with menstruation'? I'm pretty sure there's a unified name for this kind of people." This comment put her in the middle of controversy. In addition to being regarded as "transphobic" by opponents, she also continued to suffer online violence from radical netizens. Her home address was also exposed, and she received death threats, and was even once excluded from the "Harry Potter" world she created.

After Rowling was embroiled in controversy, several leading actors in the Harry Potter films, including Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron) and Emma Watson (Hermione), publicly expressed their support for the transgender community and opposed Rowling's views. In October this year, Tom Felton, who played Malfoy, expressed his gratitude and admiration for Rowling, which attracted attacks from transgender activists. Ralph Fiennes, who played Voldemort, said that the insults against Rowling were disgusting and terrible.