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Daniel Radcliffe is just a gem of a human being https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/
Daniel Radcliffe: "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."
"I realize that certain press outlets will probably want to paint this as in-fighting between J.K. Rowling and myself, but that is really not what this is about, nor is it what’s important right now...." https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/
"It’s clear that we need to do more to support transgender and nonbinary people, not invalidate their identities, and not cause further harm." https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/
Daniel Radcliffe: "To all the people who now feel that their experience of the books has been tarnished or diminished, I am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you. I really hope that you don’t entirely lose what was valuable in these stories to you." <3
You really should just read his whole statement because it's compassionate and understanding. Radcliffe has worked with The Trevor Project, an org for LGBTQ+ youth, for over 10 years now https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/
my friends and I have donated to The Trevor Project tonight, and I encourage you to consider doing the same if you can https://give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=pride2020&c_src2=headerdonatebutton
why this matters: "transgender and nonbinary youth are 2 to 2.5 times as likely to experience depressive symptoms, seriously consider suicide, and attempt suicide compared to their cisgender lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning peers." https://www.thetrevorproject.org/trvr_press/the-trevor-project-publishes-new-journal-article-on-trans-and-nonbinary-youth-mental-health/
sharing this helpful article for several of the people in my replies https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/stop-using-phony-science-to-justify-transphobia/
Daniel Radcliffe's statement in support of trans youth is excellent - and so are the responses from fellow actors @Kt_Leung @MissDumezweni @chrisrankin and fandom groups @MuggleNet @TheHPAlliance. Many donated to LGBTQ+ groups. Collected them all here: https://nowthisnews.com/pop/transgender-women-are-women-daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-jk-rowlings-transphobic-tweets
an unfortunate and yet inevitable development https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gop-senator-quotes-j-k-rowling-while-blocking-vote-lgbtq-n1231569?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR3zZXL1PLFRklb6wWzZm8rtXjH5GUDPXeLP_toA3rl_wicARvrG4zMF0go
Lankford would have done this no matter what, but Rowling didn't have to give him fodder to do it with
Lankford would have done this no matter what, but Rowling didn't have to give him fodder to do it with
