‘Strongly Disagree’: Harry Potter HBO TV Show Speaks Out Against J.K. Rowling’s Trans Opinions

Another member of HBO’s Harry Potter cast has spoken out against J.K. Rowling. The member did not agree with Rowling’s opinion on trans.

In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Bel Powley said, “I strongly disagree with J.K. Rowling’s views on gender. I think that the trans community deserve safety and dignity and respect and total acceptance.” However, the actor also pointed out how she was in love with the Harry Potter series. Powley explained that she had read the books and was mesmerized by the amount of “magic and spookiness” present within the series.

Powley plays Harry Potter’s aunt, Petunia Dursley, in the upcoming HBO TV show. For a long time now, Rowling’s anti-trans comments have fueled controversies. In fact, when HBO brought Rowling on board for the TV show, they received some significant backlash for working with the Harry Potter author.

How other HBO Harry Potter actors have responded to J.K. Rowling’s views

Not only Powley but other cast members of the show too had voiced their opposition to Rowling’s views. In the recent past, Nick Frost, the TV show‘s Hagrid, stated, “She’s allowed her opinion and I’m allowed mine, they just don’t align in any way, shape or form.”

Additionally, the new Severus Snape of Hogwarts, Paapa Essiedu, had publicly extended his support for trans rights in the U.K. last year. Such an incident fueled speculation that Rowling had him fired from the show. The statement was later addressed and immediately shrugged off by the author.

John Lithgow, who is slated to play Albus Dumbledore, termed Rowling’s anti-trans comments as “ironic and inexplicable.” Elaborating on his views, Lithgow stated, “I’ve read about them, and I’ve never met her. She’s not really involved in this production at all. The people who are re-adapting Harry Potter and turning it into an eight-year-long TV series are remarkable. … These are people I really want to work with.”

In fact, Rowling’s views have received adverse reactions from the original Harry Potter trio of Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and Rupert Grint.

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