David Tennant wishes JK Rowling no ‘ill will’ but says trans people ‘demonised’

Actor who appeared in film of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire hopes we can all as a society just let people be'

David Tennant has criticised the demonisation" of the trans community, saying that while he wishes JK Rowling no ill will", he hopes that we can all as a society just let people be".

The Scottish actor, who appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, likened the treatment of transgender people to the Thatcher government's introduction of section 28 - a 1988 law that prohibited local authorities from promoting" homosexuality.