'At the same time, my life has been shaped by being female,' Rowling said, the Associated Press reported at the time. Rowling later clarified that she respects 'every trans person's rights to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them,' and went on to say she would march 'if you were discriminated against on the basis of being trans. 'I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives.' 'If sex isn't real, the lived reality of women globally is erased.
'If sex isn't real, there's no same-sex attraction,' she claimed. She then continued with a thread discussing biological sex. 'I'm sure there used to be a word for these people,' she tweeted at the time. In June 2020, she took to Twitter to criticize an opinion piece that used the term 'people who menstruate' instead of women. Rowling has been criticized over the past few years for her views on transgender people. They said Rowling will be shown in archival footage from the creation of the first movie, but will not make a new appearance in the special. Sources close to the project told TMZ that it will focus on the creation of the first film 20 years ago, and the central cast and crew. The release said it would feature stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint - who have not made a public appearance together since the premiere of the last premiere of the franchise, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2, in July 2011, as well as filmmaker Chris Columbus, who directed the blockbuster film.īut the release does not mention the person responsible for the creation of the characters, author JK Rowling, who has been criticized for her views on transgender people. HBO Max announced on Tuesday it would bring together the cast members from all eight Harry Potter films for a retrospective special entitled Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts. The cast and crew of the Harry Potter movies are coming together for a reunion, with one notable exception - the author, JK Rowling.