Now, Emma Watson & Eddie Redmayne oppose JK Rowling's take on non-binary gender identities

Stars of movies based on Harry Potter and his magical world, created by author JK Rowling, have been voicing ir disapproval of author's recent controversial statements about identities of transs. After Katie 'Cho Chang' Leung and Daniel Rcliffe's opposition to Rowling's allegedly problematic point of view, Little Women actor Emma Watson and  Danish Girl star Eddie Redmayne have also argued against her position.

On Wednesday evening, Emma Watson, who played role of Hermione Granger in all Harry Potter films, took to Twitter and wrote, “Trans people are who y say y are and deserve to live ir lives without being constantly questioned or told y aren’t who y say y are.”. She followed it up with ar tweet that re, “I want my trans followers to kw that I and so many or people around world see you, respect you and love you for who you are.”

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Eddie Redmayne, who plays Newt Scamander in  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find m movie franchise, told an international magazine that it remains a cultural imperative to respect trans people. He also said that he has been constantly trying to educate himself over past years about ir existence. Redmayne has, in fact, portrayed role of Danish painter Lili Elbe, one of first kwn recipients of sex reassignment surgery, in 2015 biopic drama Danish Girl. He even earned a mination in Best Actor category of Acemy Awards that year for his performance as Elbe.

He issued a statement that re, “I disagree with Jo’s comments. Trans women are women, trans men are men and n-binary identities are valid. I would never want to speak on behalf of community but I do kw that my dear trans friends and colleagues are tired of this constant questioning of ir identities, which all too often results in violence and abuse. y simply want to live ir lives peacefully, and it’s time to let m do so.”

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On Tuesday, Daniel Rcliffe has also expressed his stand on 'Harry Potter' author's alleged "anti-trans" tweets and even apologized for pain Rowling's comments h caused. “Trans women are women,” Rcliffe wrote. “Any statement to contrary erases identity and dignity of trans people and goes against all vice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than eir Jo or I.”

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