J.K. Rowling Responds To Transphobic Backlash & Reveals Past Sexual Assault

Over the past several years, the #MeToo movement has been going strong, allowing for people to come forward with their tales of sexual harassment and assault. This has resulted in folks Hollywood figures such as Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein getting convicted of crimes.

still going off, which is all very messy.But now, Harry Potter stars Emma Watson and Bonnie Wright are letting their disagreement with J.K.'s statement be known by voicing their support of trans men and women.

Another day, another ‘Harry Potter’ star speaking out to show their support for trans people. This time, we have actress Emma Watson voicing her support for trans folks after the transphobic comments and essay from Wizarding World creator JK Rowling.

J.K. Rowling may have created the world of Harry Potter, but the stars who lived inside it are speaking out against her in a big way. 

Watson wrote on Twitter.

Eddie Redmayne has followed Daniel Radcliffe in criticising Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for tweets LGBTQ+ campaigners have called “transphobic.”

Eddie Redmayne has followed Daniel Radcliffe in criticising Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for tweets LGBTQ+ campaigners have called “transphobic.”The Harry Potter author hit headlines over the weekend by writing on Twitter: “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction.

J.K. Rowling has been under fire ever since the writer posted certain tweets related to the transgender community some time back.

J.K. Rowling is candidly opening up about her recent controversial tweets, which have been labeled transphobic.

JK Rowling has said she was partly motivated to speak out about transgender issues because of her experience of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

JK Rowling has said she was partly motivated to speak out about transgender issues because of her experience of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIn a 3,600-word long essay posted to her website this morning, Harry Potter author J.K.

Eddie Redmayne is making his position clear when it comes to J.K. Rowling's recent tweets regarding the transgender community.

LONDON — Author J.K. Rowling defended her right to speak about trans issues without fear of abuse in an intensely personal essay in which she explained the complex reasons for her interest in the subject, revealing painful details from her past.

As many in the Harry Potter fandom and allies of the trans community continued to protest recent tweets by J.K. Rowling about transgender people, the author took to her personal website to further defend her decision to speak out on trans issues. In a 3,600 word essay, Rowling states clearly that her stance is in support of ‘single-sex spaces,’ laying out five points behind her opinions, including her confession that she is a survivor of sexual assault.

published on her website, the writer explained in detail her research and beliefs on trans issues, and the concerns she has about how women’s rights and some young people’s lives were being impacted by some forms of trans activism.She also revealed that she has wondered whether she might have sought to transition to being a man had she been born 30 years later, and that she was a survivor of domestic abuse and of sexual assault.“I haven’t written this essay in the hope that anybody will get out

In the days after J.K. Rowling, the author behind the hugely popular fantasy series Harry Potter, published a slew of transphobic tweets, many celebrities and organizations have responded by doubling down on their support for the transgender community.

Daniel Radcliffe is trying his best to pick up the pieces after this past weekend’s unsettling tweetstorm from the woman who created Harry Potter.