“The reason I felt like I needed to say something when I did it was because, particularly since I finished Harry Potter, I’ve met a lot of queer and trans children and young people who had a strong identification with my character,” the 33-year-old actor said.
“And seeing them hurt that day, I wanted them to know that not everyone in the franchise thought that way. That was very important,” he said in an interview for IndieWire.
The British actor added that it was essential for him to make his position known against the writer’s statements because he has collaborated with The Trevor Project, an organization that helps prevent suicides in trans people.
“It was really important, because 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,” the actor added.
In June 2020, JK Rowling was accused of being transphobic after humoring an article on a website that used the term “people who menstruate” instead of the word “women”.
“‘People who menstruate’. I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me. (Is it) Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud? “said the British author when referring to the word women, woman in english
Some of the Harry Potter cast, including Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, who took a stand on transgender people.
The writer recently discredited bathrooms without gender at UNAM for considering them aggressive for women.