JK Rowling may have created the beloved Harry Potter universe, but she hasn't fallen short of controversy - especially when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community.
Over the weekend, the author posted a tweet that sparked huge backlash online, and now no other than Daniel Radcliffe has chimed in...
We all know J.K Rowling is the woman behind the wizarding world of Harry Potter.
The author has single-handedly built an empire.
But this success didn't come easily to the young author.
And, unbelievably, her idea was turned down by several different publishers...
It was a dark and difficult time for the young woman.
And, in 1997, her hard work finally paid off.
The book was an instant success.
And, in the years following from The Philosopher's Stone...
We became Harry Potter obsessed.
In 2001, Warner Brothers swooped in on the book series...
Many say that the 8 movies were the true start of the world's obsession with Harry Potter.
The final chapter of the Harry Potter franchise, The Deathly Hallows, was released back in 2007...
Since the end of Harry Potter, the author has embarked upon a handful of sequel projects...
But Hogwarts aside...
the K in JK Rowling stands for "Karen"— Matt Ortile (@Matt Ortile)1591484641.0
Rowling has a long history of gender-critical commentary...
JK Rowling logging into Twitter https://t.co/LCo8aBWY1e— Tom Zohar (@Tom Zohar)1591485633.0
She started off by tweeting this:
‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? W… https://t.co/JEQbzYBS9O— J.K. Rowling (@J.K. Rowling)1591479351.0
And when followers replied saying the tweet was transphobic, Rowling decided to add to the thread.Â
She truly dug herself a deeper hole.Oh, and she didn't stop there.
One of my best mates just called me. Self-described butch lesbian. It was hard to tell, because she was shouting qu… https://t.co/eghzWoo3M3— J.K. Rowling (@J.K. Rowling)1591483629.0
People couldn't believe what they had read.
1/3 JK Rowling is a transphobe. In her most recent tweets she’s using lesbian experiences to justify her twisted… https://t.co/O9fUP062UR— claire 🌈 (@claire 🌈)1591568062.0
People were outraged with Rowling's comments...
This woman is complete scum. Shut the fuck up you transphobic fuck. You don’t know or love any trans people if you… https://t.co/HIiXJItkxo— Ben O'Keefe (he/him) (@Ben O'Keefe (he/him))1591485350.0
Sometimes you just need to stop tweeting...
jk rowling woke up this morning, looked out her window at a world where police are murdering unarmed black civilian… https://t.co/Xb1UWFrAwT— deandroid🦇warcrimes (@deandroid🦇warcrimes)1591482632.0
And now it seems Daniel Radcliffe has chimed in...
The star released a statement through the LGBT suicide prevention charity the Trevor Project.The actor said that while Rowling "is unquestionably responsible for the course my life has taken... as a human being, I feel compelled to say something at this moment."
"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." Keep scrolling for his full statement.Harry Potter himself literally had to come and swoop in...
And people can't get enough. "daniel radcliffe coming out to his cave to shit on jk rowling, thats what i call a high quality man," wrote one user.You can read his full statement below:
1) I love that he did this with Trevor Project. It shows how mindful he is of the harm her comments had on trans yo… https://t.co/O60gZhDPx7— David Mack (@David Mack)1591662789.0