Evanna Lynch

Evanna Lynch, who played Luna Lovegood in the 'Harry Potter' movies, said, 'I have great compassion for trans people, and I don't want to add to their pain'

She added of feeling conflicted at the time, "It's an upsetting topic." [each spoke out against Rowling's much-criticized remarks](https://people.com/movies/rupert-grint-speaks-out-after-jk-rowling-essay/) regarding the transgender community. Reflecting on the dark period of her life, Lynch added that Rowling's "books and her kindness really made me want to live again." Oh, you could have been beloved forever, but you chose to say this.' And I think, 'You could not have misunderstood me more profoundly.' " "According to The Trevor Project, 78 percent of transgender and nonbinary youth reported being the subject of discrimination due to their gender identity," he added. [and said in since-deleted tweets](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/evanna-lynch-jk-rowling-transphobic-tweets) that "as a friend and admirer of [Rowling] I can't forget what a generous and loving person she is…she is still fighting for vulnerable people. [appeared to support anti-transgender sentiments](https://people.com/movies/jk-rowling-slammed-for-anti-transgender-comments/) in a series of tweets. However, I was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal and what has interested me over the last 10 years and certainly the last few years, the last two, three years, particularly on social media … I disagree with her opinion that cis-women are the most vulnerable minority in this situation and I think she's on the wrong side of this debate. I do wish people would just give her more grace and listen to her." I had a view of, like, 'good and bad.' I do have compassion for both sides of the argument. Rowling](https://people.com/tag/jk-rowling/)'s controversial views on gender.

Evanna Lynch has experienced an intense backlash on Twitter, after she defended the Harry Potter author in an interview.

And that was really important." "I do also think it’s important that JK Rowling has been amplifying the voices of detransitioners. You know, grace and compassion, two things she refuses to give either the trans or Jewish communities.” I do wish people would just give her more grace and listen to her." "And so seeing them hurt on that day I was like, I wanted them to know that not everybody in the franchise felt that way. Elsewhere, she noted: "I know what it was like to be a teenager who hated my body so much I wanted to crawl out of my skin, so I have great compassion for trans people and I don’t want to add to their pain.

"Harry Potter" star Evanna Lynch says J.K. Rowling deserves "more grace" after the author faced backlash for making transphobic remarks online.

[spoke out against Rowling’s remarks](https://pagesix.com/2020/06/08/harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowling-tweets/) in an open letter in which he declared that “transgender women are women.” “I didn’t even know there were two sides. I had a view of, like, good and bad. At the time, she tweeted a link to an opinion article headlined “Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.” “I just felt that her character has always been to advocate for the most vulnerable members of society,” the “My Name Is Emily” actress continued. Though Lynch said she has “great compassion for trans people” and doesn’t “want to add to their pain,” she believes “it’s important” that Rowling, 57, has been “amplifying voices of de-transitioners.”

'The problem is that there's a disagreement over who's the most vulnerable,' Luna Lovegood actor said.

I care about the living.” [Evanna Lynch](https://variety.com/t/evanna-lynch/) has shared her views on the mater. She continued: “I do also think it’s important that JK Rowling has been amplifying the voices of de-transitioners. The problem is that there’s a disagreement over who’s the most vulnerable. I do wish people would just give her more grace and listen to her,” she said. I know what it was like to be a teenager who hated my body so much I wanted to crawl out of my skin, so I have great compassion for trans people and I don’t want to add to their pain.” I care about now. [dimissed worries that her stance on trans issues and gender recognition will overshadow her legacy](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/jk-rowling-trans-comments-witch-trials-podcast-b2286979.html) as the creator of [Harry Potter](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/harry-potter). I do have compassion for both sides of the argument. Rowling responded with “incredible, wise letters” while Lynch recovered. “I had a view of, like, good and bad. [Harry Potter](/topic/harry-potter) star has jumped to the defence of [JK Rowling](/topic/jk-rowling).