More than 10,000 people have emailed London Mayor Sadiq Khan asking him to cancel Harry Potter-themed Christmas lights on Oxford Street, the Telegraph reported Sunday, and the company that runs the display is going ahead with them. The Good Law Project, which launched the campaign, says the lights "will not make trans people feel Christmassy, welcome, or safe." Its petition page showed 10,312 emails sent as of this writing.
Oxford Street Christmas Lights (not AI!) Photograph: BBA Photography/Shutterstock.comThe lights are a tie-in for HBO's new Harry Potter series, which Time Out reports is an eight-episode adaptation of Philosopher's Stone premiering Christmas Day. The display is a partnership between HBO Max and the New West End Company, the body that organizes Oxford Street's lights. A Harry Potter flagship store opens on the street on Nov. 4.
The group's objection is Rowling. Its petition says Khan presents himself as an ally of the trans community and asks: "So why is he allowing one of the most famous anti-trans people in the world to take over Oxford Street?" It also says Rowling "has promised she'll use some of the money from the new Harry Potter series to fund the anti-trans rights movement."
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