As we enter the fourth year of J.K. Rowling holding firm as one of the world's foremost transphobes, another Harry Potter actor has spoken out against the author and in support of transgender people.
Harry Melling — known for portraying Dudley Dursley in the long-running wizardry film series, as well as his more recent appearances in The Pale Blue Eye, The Devil All the Time, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and more — shared his "very simple" opinion on the matter in a recent interview with The Independent.
"I can only speak for myself, and what I feel, to me, is very simple," he began, "which is that transgender women are women and transgender men are men."
Melling added, "Every single person has the right to choose who they are and to identify themselves as what's true to themselves. I don't want to join the debate of pointing fingers and saying, 'That's right, that's wrong,' because I don't think I'm the correct spokesperson for that. But I do believe that everybody has the right to choose."
Melling joins Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Eddie Redmayne in disavowing Rowling's many public diatribes against trans people.
A few — including Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes and the late Robbie Coltrane — have defended her stance over the years.
Harry Melling — known for portraying Dudley Dursley in the long-running wizardry film series, as well as his more recent appearances in The Pale Blue Eye, The Devil All the Time, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and more — shared his "very simple" opinion on the matter in a recent interview with The Independent.
"I can only speak for myself, and what I feel, to me, is very simple," he began, "which is that transgender women are women and transgender men are men."
Melling added, "Every single person has the right to choose who they are and to identify themselves as what's true to themselves. I don't want to join the debate of pointing fingers and saying, 'That's right, that's wrong,' because I don't think I'm the correct spokesperson for that. But I do believe that everybody has the right to choose."
Melling joins Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Eddie Redmayne in disavowing Rowling's many public diatribes against trans people.
A few — including Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes and the late Robbie Coltrane — have defended her stance over the years.
