Actors who have starred in films and TV shows based on the work of JK Rowling have signed an open letter in solidarity with members of the LGBT+ community

Acclaimed actor and new addition to the cast of HBO’s divisive new Harry Potter series, John Lithgow, has said he doesn’t understand why JK Rowling’s views on trans people are relevant to the show. The 79-year-old American actor,

David Tennant says he wishes Harry Potter author J.K.Rowling “no ill will”, but there has been “demonization” of the trans community and that he hopes that we “can all as a society just let people be.”