Harry Potter franchise co-star Rupert Grint has joined his castmates Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in defending trans rights after comments made last weekend by J.K. Rowling.
Grint, who played Ron Weasley in Warner Bros’ Harry Potter series of films, released a statement Friday in the UK, saying: “I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed by many of my peers. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. We should all be entitled to live with love and without judgment.”
Screenwriter Steve Kloves, who wrote all eight Harry Potter movies as well as the upcoming third film in the spinoff Fantastic Beasts franchise, also weighed in today, telling Variety that “Our diversity is our strength. In these challenging times, it’s more important than ever that transgender women and men, and people who are non-binary, feel safe and accepted for who they are. It seems very little to ask.
Grint, who played Ron Weasley in Warner Bros’ Harry Potter series of films, released a statement Friday in the UK, saying: “I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed by many of my peers. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. We should all be entitled to live with love and without judgment.”
Screenwriter Steve Kloves, who wrote all eight Harry Potter movies as well as the upcoming third film in the spinoff Fantastic Beasts franchise, also weighed in today, telling Variety that “Our diversity is our strength. In these challenging times, it’s more important than ever that transgender women and men, and people who are non-binary, feel safe and accepted for who they are. It seems very little to ask.
- 6/12/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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