--- title: Emma Watson Voices Support for Trangender People description: Emma Watson and Eddie Redmayne spoke out in support of transgender people, following author J.K. Rowling's comments on gender identity canonical: https://time.com/5851989/emma-watson-transgender-jk-rowling/ author: Suyin Haynes article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-06-11T16:15:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:28.973Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Emma Watson, Eddie Redmayne and Other 'Harry Potter' Actors Voice Support for Transgender People og:description: Their statements come after J.K. 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Emma Watson attends "Little Women" World Premiere on December 7, 2019 at Museum of Modern Art in New York City.Patrick McMullan via Getty Image—2019 Patrick McMullan by [Suyin Haynes](https://time.com/author/suyin-haynes/) ## Suyin Haynes Jun 11, 2020 4:15 PM UTC Emma Watson and Eddie Redmayne are among a growing number of actors from the _Harry Potter_ movie franchise to speak out in support of the transgender community, following author J.K. Rowling’s controversial essay and comments [targeting transgender people](https://twitter.com/glaad/status/1269420662889857024) and gender identity. “Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are,” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/EmmaWatson/status/1270826851070619649) Watson, who starred as Hermione Granger in the _Harry Potter_ film franchise, on Wednesday night. > [](https://twitter.com/EmmaWatson/status/1270826851070619649) In a statement to [_Variety_](https://variety.com/2020/film/news/eddie-redmayne-jk-rowling-anti-trans-tweets-harry-potter-fantastic-beasts-1234630226/) the same day, actor Eddie Redmayne said “I disagree with Jo’s comments. Trans women are women, trans men are men and non-binary identities are valid. I would never want to speak on behalf of the community but I do know that my dear transgender friends and colleagues are tired of this constant questioning of their identities, which all too often results in violence and abuse. They simply want to live their lives peacefully, and it’s time to let them do so.” Redmayne stars in the _Fantastic Beasts_ franchise, a spin-off from the main _Harry Potter_ series also created by Rowling. On June 6, Rowling tweeted criticism of an article that had the inclusive phrase “people who menstruate” in the headline. [In a series of tweets](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/1269389298664701952), the author suggested that discussion of diverse gender identities erased the concept of biological sex, a viewpoint widely deemed as transphobic. “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction,” she wrote. “If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased.” On Wednesday, Rowling doubled down on her comments in a nearly 3,700 word-long essay on her website and posted to Twitter, with replies disabled, titled “TERF Wars.” TERF is an abbreviation of “Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist.” While some, like Rowling, consider it a slur, although many others see it as [an accurate description of their beliefs](https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/9/5/20840101/terfs-radical-feminists-gender-critical). While Rowling disabled replies on her tweet and comments on the essay itself, [many have identified](https://twitter.com/Carter%5FAndrewJ/status/1270787941275762689) what they see as [flaws in the arguments](https://medium.com/@june.tuesday/jk-rowling-and-the-reasonable-bigotry-43bc2c6d3c2b) she is presenting. It is not the first time that the author [has commented on transgender people](https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/20/uk/jk-rowling-transgender-tweets-scli-intl-gbr/index.html) and gender identity. Rowling’s latest comments led to backlash, and on June 8, Daniel Radcliffe issued an open letter via [LGBTQ non-profit The Trevor Project](https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/) in support of transgender people. “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 I,” Radcliffe wrote. Radcliffe also apologized to fans of the Harry Potter series. “To all the people who now feel that their experience of the books has been tarnished or diminished, I am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you. I really hope that you don’t entirely lose what was valuable in these stories to you.” Other cast members have also voiced their support for the transgender community in light of Rowling’s comments, including [Bonnie Wright](https://twitter.com/thisisbwright/status/1270846127206588418), who played Ginny Weasley, [Katie Leung](https://twitter.com/Kt%5FLeung/status/1269574865733988356), who played Cho Chang, and [Evanna Lynch](https://twitter.com/Evy%5FLynch/status/1270395418560606208), who played Luna Lovegood. 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