JK Rowling dismisses backlash over trans comments
Harry Potter movie actors including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson have criticised Rowling's comments.
Stars including Eddie Izzard and Helena Bonham Carter have also said they do not consider Rowling's views to be transphobic, but reflective of her own experience of abuse.Daniel Radcliffe is among the stars who has distanced himself from JK Rowling "It's the easiest place to be and in many ways it's the safest place to be. If you take an all-or-nothing position on anything, you will definitely find comrades, you will easily find a community. 'I've sworn allegiance to this one simple idea.'
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