JK Rowling trans row: Timeline of Harry Potter author with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson
Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery JK Rowling photographed with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint at a ‘Harry Potter’ premiere in 2010 She wrote: “’People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. It isn’t hate to speak the truth.” This prompted widespread outrage from trans activists, Harry Potter fans and many of the actors who starred in the hit franchise from 2001 to 2011. open image in gallery The author believes she is defending women’s rights by being gender-critical. “I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you, and love you for who you are.” open image in gallery The film adaptations of Rowling’s books thrust Radcliffe, Watson and Grint into the limelight. “If they go after any woman for simply calling a man a man, I’ll repeat that woman’s words and they can charge us both at once.” The Cass Report – 2024 Rowling claimed she was further vindicated in her crusade for women’s rights by the Cass Report, which was released On Wednesday, Rowling praised the newly-released Cass Report, which examines children’s gender services.
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