JK Rowling has long been at the centre of a polarising public debate over transgender rights — a controversy that continues to divide even the stars of the Harry Potter franchise she created. While several cast members and public figures have distanced themselves from her views, a smaller number have defended her right to express them.
The latest to publicly criticise Rowling is Sir Stephen Fry, narrator of the UK Harry Potter audiobooks, who recently called her a “lost cause”, which is a notable shift from his previously neutral stance.
