Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorTwo days after Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling drew condemnation for an op-ed that GLAAD contended “willfully distorts facts about gender identity and people who are trans,” Harry Potter himself responded.Actor Daniel Radcliffe said that, while Rowling has had a major impact on his life, he felt compelled to say something about her assertions.
He did so, he said, with full knowledge that some in the media would likely portray his words as part of a spat between he and author but, “that is really not what this is about.”Last year, Rowling was embroiled in a similar controversy for showing support for Maya Forstater, a researcher who stated that people cannot change their biological sex.
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