3rd assersion

By:Elizabeth zabala

This is about how Jackson Bird was a really big fan of the harry potter series which helped him come out as trans do to the openness of the community he was nervous but had no doubts about how the fandom would treat him, “While I was nervous about coming out to some relatives and acquaintances, I never doubted that the Harry Potter community would accept me for who I was.”  he was so sure about everyone in the harry potter fandom and even the creator to accept the LGBTQ+ community that he had no doubts about J.K Rowling the creator of the Harry potter series until he found out that J.K Rowling isnt as accepting  as he thought she was, “As a devoted Harry Potter fan who also happens to be transgender, it was like a punch in the gut.” Jackson even related some of the characters in the series and tied it to his life. “I internalized the half-giant Hagrid’s stance on self-acceptance in “The Goblet of Fire”: “I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed.” This shows that he isn’t ashamed of who he is and is confident about that but it is a shame that someone who has helped you in something as important as coming out doesn’t accept you for who you are and degrades it. They’re not even secretive about it J.K rowling has even put out there how she’s not accepting of the trans community. Even through all that Jackson keeps being himself. As he once said “J.K. Rowling’s latest opinions, as much as they might sting, can’t take that magic away from me.”