Daniel Radcliffe speaks up after J.K. Rowling's controversial tweets: 'Trans women are women'

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has time and time again found herself in hot water due to her controversial comments about gender identity.

While netizens are quick to call her out for her Twitter posts that some have labeled transphobic, this time, no less than Daniel Radcliffe has spoken up.

In a blog on The Trevor Project, the "Harry Potter" darling acknowledged that Rowling is "unquestionably responsible for the course his life has taken," but he said he feels compelled to say something at this moment.

"Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I," he wrote.

Citing The Trevor Project, he added that 78 percent of transgender and nonbinary youth reported being the subject of discrimination due to their gender identity.

"It’s clear that we need to do more to support transgender and nonbinary people, not invalidate their identities, and not cause further harm," he said.

Radcliffe also apologized to fans of the popular "Harry Potter" book series who may have been affected by Rowling's comments.

He said, "I really hope that you don’t entirely lose what was valuable in these stories to you."

"If these books taught you that love is the strongest force in the universe, capable of overcoming anything; if they taught you that strength is found in diversity, and that dogmatic ideas of pureness lead to the oppression of vulnerable groups; if you believe that a particular character is trans, nonbinary, or gender fluid, or that they are gay or bisexual; if you found anything in these stories that resonated with you and helped you at any time in your life — then that is between you and the book that you read, and it is sacred. And in my opinion nobody can touch that," he added.

Not for the first time, Rowling's tweets caused offense to allies and members of the LGBT+ community.

In her latest controversial tweet, she quoted an article and said, "'People who menstruate.' I'm sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?"

‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?

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— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 6, 2020

Amid the backlash, Rowling stood her ground and said, "If sex isn't real, there's no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn’t hate to speak the truth."

She claims that she has been "empathetic to trans people for decades."

"I respect every trans person’s right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them. I’d march with you if you were discriminated against on the basis of being trans. At the same time, my life has been shaped by being female. I do not believe it’s hateful to say so," she added.

Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is an organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

Radcliffe, who shot to fame after portraying Harry Potter in the film adaptation of Rowling's books, has worked with and contributed to the organization in the past.

—JCB, GMA News