Daniel Radcliffe responds to JK Rowlings controversial comments

Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter franchise actor on Monday local time criticised the franchise creator JK Rowlings controversial tweets wherein she had shared her thoughts about gender identityIn a blog post for LGBTQ youth nonprofit The Trevor Project Radcliffe said Transgender women are women Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo Rowling or IThe actor said he felt compelled to say something at the moment Radcliffe citing statistics compiled by The Trevor Project said that 78 per cent of transgender and nonbinary youth reported being the subject of discrimination due to their gender identity Its clear that we need to do more to support transgender and nonbinary people not invalidate their identities and not cause further harmAccording to CNN report Radcliffe specifically addressed fans of the Wizarding World or all the people who now feel that their experience of the books has been tarnished or diminishedI am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you I really hope that you dont entirely lose what was valuable in these stories to you If these books taught you that love is the strongest force in the universe capable of overcoming anything if they taught you that strength is found in diversity and that dogmatic ideas of pureness lead to the oppression of vulnerable groups if you believe that a particular character is trans nonbinary or gender fluid or that they are gay or bisexual if you found anything in these stories that resonated with you and helped you at any time in your life then that is between you and the book that you read and it is sacred he saidRowling is facing criticism for a tweet wherein she shared an article titled Opinion Creating a more equal postCOVID19 world for people who menstruateRowling mocked the use of phrase people who menstruate saying People who menstruate Im sure there used to be a word for those people Someone help me out Wumben Wimpund WoomudThe author faced backlash for her comments after which she subsequently in a series of tweets defended her commentsIf sex isnt real theres no samesex attraction If sex isnt real the lived reality of women globally is erased I know and love trans people but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives It isnt hate to speak the truth she saidThe idea that women like me whove been empathetic to trans people for decades feeling kinship because theyre vulnerable in the same way as women ie to male violence hate trans people because they think sex is real and has lived consequences is a nonsenseRowling said she respects every trans persons right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them Id march with you if you were discriminated against on the basis of being trans At the same time my life has been shaped by being female I do not believe its hateful to say so she saidCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever