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Topics: Pedro Pascal, JK Rowling, Transgender, LGBTQ, UK News, Celebrity
Niamh Shackleton
Topics: Pedro Pascal, JK Rowling, Transgender, LGBTQ, UK News, Celebrity
Pedro Pascal has made his feelings about JK Rowling very clear.
If you've been keeping an eye on what celebrities are wearing at the moment, you might have spotted some wearing a t-shirt with the slogan 'Protect The Dolls'.
The tee was designed by Connor Ives for people to wear in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community - transgender women in particular.
Since its release, famous faces like Troye Sivan, Tate McRae, and Tilda Swinton have been sporting the statement fashion piece. Pascal has also been seen wearing it on numerous occasions, most recently at a Thunderbolts screening in London earlier this week.
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But someone who won't be seen wearing the t-shirt is Harry Potter author Rowling, who recently celebrated the UK Supreme Court's decision on what legally defines a woman.
Judges in the UK's highest court said that the 'concept of sex is binary' and that a person with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) in the female gender 'does not come within the definition of a woman', said the BBC.
In simpler terms, the court ruled that only women born as such meet the legal definition of a woman.
The ruling has caused a lot of controversy, but Rowling has applauded the news and said that the decision has protected 'the rights of women and girls across the UK'.
Elsewhere, Rowling shared a snap on her Twitter page of her smoking a cigar with a drink. She wrote alongside the photo: "I love it when a plan comes together. #SupremeCourt #WomensRights."
Writer and activist Tariq Ra'ouf later posted a video blasting Rowling for her reaction and said it was some 'Voldemort villain s**t'.
And Pascal agreed and made his feelings clear in the comment section of Ra'ouf's video.
The Last of Us actor said: "Awful disgusting S**T is exactly right. Heinous LOSER behavior."
Other stars to have spoken out against Rowling and the Supreme Court's ruling include Bridgerton favorite Nicola Coughlan.
Sharing an article titled 'This Is a New Low for J.K. Rowling', Coughlan penned on her Instagram Story: "Keep your new Harry Potter, lads. Wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole."
Meanwhile Saturday Night Live's Bowen Yang shared a photo of himself flipping off the camera and wrote 'absolute f**k u to jk rowling' alongside a trans pride flag emoji.
Even the original Harry Potter cast themselves have spoken out previously about Rowling's views and condemned them. In 2020, Daniel Radcliffe said in a statement: "Transgender women are women."