There’s been very similar pushback from some sections of society, where the arguments seem to mirror the excuses people gave with gay marriage equality, and the cycle of abuse of minorities continues again – just with a new target. Rowling has been embroiled in controversary regarding her views on transgender rights – this is a hot button topic at the moment as the trans community strive for similar equality that the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community have received in the last decade. The magic of the stories enthralled me, this magical world felt like it almost could be real, the characters were all fully fleshed out, funny, conflicted, flawed – there was even a sport in it that I really wanted to play (why haven’t we invented flying broomsticks yet?).īut unless you live under a rock, J. The book captured my imagination in so many ways, not only was I pretty close to Harry’s age in the books, by the time the films came around I was the same age as the actors playing the roles (Daniel Radcliffe is two months older than me).

Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. As a child I barely read anything at all, until the book that every child of my generation was obsessed with came along: J. I was always far more interested in video games and films, but I do genuinely enjoying reading novels when I actually attempt them. I’ve never been a big reader, especially as a kid. Hogwarts Legacy – not a straightforward purchase (pic: Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic/WB Games)Ī LGBT+ reader struggles with being a massive Harry Potter fan but not wanting to support a game that will benefit J.

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