Is Katherine Waterston Absent From the Fantastic Beasts Poster & Trailer for Being Pro-Trans?
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Waterston is also the most outspoken cast member in her condemnation of author JK Rowling’s transphobic comments.
Coincidence? Fans seem dubious.In the wake of Rowling’s numerous anti-trans comments on Twitter, many of the Harry Potter stars immediately came out strongly against the author’s grossly discriminatory beliefs.
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) released a statement through the Trevor Project in support of the trans community stating, “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 or I.”Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) joined him, tweeting, “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.” And Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) told The Times, “I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed by many of my peers.
