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To the delight of Harry Potter fans across the globe, Emma Watson has officially broken her silence on JK Rowling and her anti-trans tweets.

Watson who played Hermione Granger in the Rowling’s beloved children’s series issued her response to the saga via Twitter to her 29 million followers.

“Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are,” she tweeted.

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Watson who is a proud women’s rights activist added that Rowling’s anti-trans views acted as a catalyst in her recent donation to Mermaids, the only charity aiding trans youth in the UK, alone with support to Mama Cash, the oldest international feminist fund.

Watson’s comments follow Rowling’s fall from grace and questionable behaviour on social media where she has liked, re-tweeted and made comments which many deem to be transphobic.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Last week, to make it easy for others to access the many useful resources out there, I started a @Spotify playlist of podcasts, writing, analysis and discussion that have helped me understand systemic racism, white supremacy and the experiences of black people, indigenous people and people of colour. ⁣ ⁣ The first on the playlist is an interview with @renieddolodge about her book ‘Why I am no longer talking to white people about race’ which was featured on my book club @OurSharedShelf. The second is a reading of the “Histories” chapter of her book. I’ve narrated this one myself because it knocked the wind out of me when I first read it. It contained so much history I had never been taught in school. I hope another generation of children don’t have to grow up without understanding the historical context for contemporary racism.⁣ ⁣ You can find my playlist Our Shared Podcast on Spotify and I hope you’ll find the collection thought-provoking. The link to the playlist is in my bio. ⁣ ⁣ Thank you so much to people who have shared recommendations for this list, and to everyone who has worked so hard over the past 10 days to get this up and running, especially @renieddolodge, @bloomsburypublishing, @Audible, @Spotify, @anchor.fm and my whole team. . #blacklivesmatter #blackliberation #saytheirname #sayhername #sayhisname #racialjustice #blmmovement #blackauthors

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