Cynthia Nixon is speaking out about J.K. Rowling's recent comments on gender and transgender identity. In June, the "Harry Potter" scribe came under fire for mocking an article with a deadline mentioning "people who menstruate." The 55-year-old author took to Twitter to urge writers to use the term "women," irking the LGBTQ+ community and their allies, who found the comments to be transphobic.
Rowling has addressed the controversy a number of times, as have Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. Cynthia Nixon said that J.K.
Rowling's comments on transgender identity were 'really painful' for her transgender son, who was a fan of the 'Harry Potter' books.