Transgender rights protesters gathered outside a new Harry Potter store in London, where they chanted about their so-called struggles.
\n\nVideo footage posted to social media shows a group of demonstrators assembling outside the store Wednesday on Oxford Street, carrying signs that read, “Protect Trans Lives” and “Stop Funding Trans Erasure.”
\n\nThe protestors could be heard chanting into megaphones, “Trans rights! Gay rights! One struggle! One fight!”
\n\nThe group also urged Harry Potter fans to avoid visiting the flagship store, as transgender rights activists have taken issue with J.K. Rowling in recent years over her public support of the biological definition of sex.
\n\nNonetheless, the line to get into the shop wrapped around the block, and patrons entered the store anyway, paying little attention to the protest, according to a report by Variety.
\n\n“Considering the impact that J.K Rowling has on trans rights, it would be a disappointment if trans people weren’t here to have their voices heard,” one trans activist told the magazine.
\n\n“It is largely J.K Rowling making the biggest impact on people’s lives, I think, unfortunately. People don’t realize that, so that’s why we’re here today,” the trans activist further claimed.
\n\nNotably, the 21,000-square-foot retail establishment, spanning two…
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