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Miriam Margolyes on transgender people and JK Rowling’s ‘conservative’ views: ‘You can’t be fascist about it’
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metro.co.ukMiriam Margolyes has spoken out in support of trans people, while calling Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s views on gender ‘conservative’.The actress, 79, played Professor Sprout in two Harry Potter films.‘She [Rowling] has a rather conservative view of transgender people,’ Miriam said in an interview with The Times. ‘I don’t think I do.’The star then added: ‘I can’t make it out.
It’s a matter of personal happiness for people and I think that’s what you should concentrate on. ‘If you seriously want to become a woman you should be allowed to.
You can’t be fascist about it. I think it’s confusing.’Miriam’s comments follow Rowling recently receiving backlash for a series of anti-trans comments, including tweets about menstruation last.
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