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Rupert Grint defends transgender rights

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Rupert Grint has defended transgender rights, following controversial comments from J.K. Rowling. The 31-year-old actor - who portrayed Ron Weasley in the big-screen adaptation of Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series - spoke out after the author came under fire for invalidating transgender people, when she took to Twitter to slam an article for using the phrase "people who menstruate" rather than "women".

Rowling later shared a personal essay on her website, in which she doubled down on her beliefs. Rupert told The Times newspaper: "I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed by many of my peers.

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