The Lowell Spinners held a pre-game Quidditch game between students from Emerson College and Boston University on 3 July 2013. (Yoon S Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty) Real-life quidditch organisations are working to change the name of the sport to distance themselves from JK Rowling’s “anti-trans positions”. The real-life game is inspired by the fictional
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. (Warner Bros) “Early-stage exploratory meetings” are reportedly underway for a Harry Potter live-action TV series, and to say LGBT+ fans have had it is an understatement. Unnamed sources told The Hollywood Reporter that HBO Max executives “have engaged in multiple conversations with potential writers exploring various ideas that would
Reni-Eddo Lodge and Emma Watson are redesigning the Tube map to celebrate women and non-binary Londoners. (Getty) Emma Watson and Reni Eddo-Lodge are creating a new Tube map for London, with each stop named after a woman or non-binary person who has played a part in shaping the city’s history. The celebratory project is inspired
Emma Watson restored the eroding hopes of Harry Potter fans Wednesday night (June 10) when she shattered her dayslong silence towards JK Rowling and her tirade of anti-trans tweets. While the British author of the beloved children’s series issued a meandering essay that nobody asked for on her opinions towards trans rights – many based
A trailer for road trip film Braking for Whales has given the world a glimpse at Draco Malfoy kissing Taylor Swift’s brother. The upcoming dark comedy stars Harry Potter alum Tom Felton as Brandon, a closeted gay man who is on a road trip with his sex addict sister in order to honour their dead mother’s
A clipping of a cartoon published by a now Conservative parliamentary candidate has sparked fury online. (Orbit Magazine) A Conservative Party candidate has been caught in a crossfire of criticism after it was revealed that he was responsible for the publication of a homophobic Harry Potter cartoon. The 2007 cartoon suggested character Professor Dumbledore was