JK Rowling ‘won’t forgive’ Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson for trans rights support

JK Rowling has suggested she won’t ‘forgive’ Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson after both publicly expressed support for trans people.

Radcliffe and Watson spoke out against Rowling, and in favour of trans equality, after the author published a lengthy essay, “TERF Wars”, in June 2020, in which she outlined her “concerns” about trans rights

Following the essay and a series of tweets in which Rowling said it “isn’t hate to speak the truth” about trans people, Radcliffe – who played the young wizard in all eight Harry Potter films – responded with a blog post for LGBTQ+ charity The Trevor Project.

In it, he declared his support for the trans community, affirmed that “trans women are women” and apologised for the “pain” caused by Rowling’s comments.

Similarly, Watson – who played Harry’s pal Hermione Granger – wrote on social media that “trans people are who they say they are” and that they “deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are”.

Now, Rowling has directly responded to the criticism, suggesting she won’t forgive the pair, even if they were to apologise and reverse their stance.