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‘Harry Potter’s Miriam Margolyes Calls J.K. Rowling’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric “Too Harsh”

UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 17 – Miriam Margolyes supports transgender rights while opposing J.K. Rowling's harsh stance and calls for gentleness amid backlash from the transgender community and divided Harry Potter cast.

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Miriam Margolyes is the latest 'Harry Potter' alum to take a stance against J.K. Rowling's ongoing anti-transgender rhetoric.

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Miriam Margolyes (played by Professor Pomona Sprout) feels the harsh anti-trans rhetoric of J.K. Rowling as a big problem. Miriam Margolyes finds the opinion that "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling is spreading to the public about transpersons as "too harsh." The actress, who was playing Professor Pomona Sprout in the filming of the fantasy youth book series, criticized the author, for causing so much anger within the transgender community. In t…

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The actress of the Harry Potter films is the last voice among the cast to pronounce on the controversy surrounding the writer.

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GB News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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