Daniel Radcliffe has waded into the transgender row involving Harry Potter author JK Rowling and said "transgender women are women." The 30-year-old star of the Potter film franchise also said that he hopes Rowling's comments will not "taint" the series for fans.
Rowling attracted criticism for tweets posted over the weekend. She took issue with a headline on an online article discussing "people who menstruate," and said: "I'm sure there used to be a word for those people.
Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?" Critics accused her of being transphobic, an allegation Rowling strongly denies.
Radcliffe shared his thoughts on the matter in a statement through the LGBT suicide prevention charity The Trevor Project. He said that while