Will Ferrell Denounces “Hatred” Against Trans Community: “It’s Very Real”
Will Ferrell is declaring himself a friend to the transgender community with his heartfelt documentary. The Golden Globe nominee denounced transphobia as he promoted Will & Harper, premiering Friday on Netflix and in select theaters, shining a spotlight on his longtime friendship with trans co-star and former Saturday Night Live writer Harper Steele. “I think we fear what we don’t know,” Ferrell told The Independent when asked why he thinks transphobia exists in our culture. “There is hatred out there.
It’s very real and it’s very unsafe for trans people in certain situations,” he added. “But I don’t know why trans people are meant to be threatening to me as a cis male.
I don’t know why Harper is threatening to me. “It’s so strange to me, because Harper is finally… her. She’s finally who she was always meant to be.
Whether or not you can ultimately wrap your head around that, why would you care if somebody’s happy? Why is that threatening to you?
