J.K. Rowling Reacts to New 'Harry Potter' Star Paapa Essiedu Supporting the Trans Community
J.K. Rowling is criticizing several Harry Potter actors for supporting the transgender community.
After the United Kingdom Supreme Court declared this week that trans women are not legally women, multiple actors in the Harry Potter universe signed an open letter supporting trans rights.
The letter was signed by Paapa Essiedu, who will be playing Severus Snape in the upcoming HBO Harry Potter series. It was also signed by Eddie Redmayne, who starred in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang in the Harry Potter films.
J.K. later voiced her criticisms about the actors’ choice to publicly sign the letter on social media.
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“Nobody sane believes, or has ever believed, that humans can change sex, or that binary sex isn’t a material fact. These letters do nothing but remind us of what we know only too...
After the United Kingdom Supreme Court declared this week that trans women are not legally women, multiple actors in the Harry Potter universe signed an open letter supporting trans rights.
The letter was signed by Paapa Essiedu, who will be playing Severus Snape in the upcoming HBO Harry Potter series. It was also signed by Eddie Redmayne, who starred in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang in the Harry Potter films.
J.K. later voiced her criticisms about the actors’ choice to publicly sign the letter on social media.
Keep reading to find out more…
“Nobody sane believes, or has ever believed, that humans can change sex, or that binary sex isn’t a material fact. These letters do nothing but remind us of what we know only too...
- 5/6/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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