"An artist has used the Harry Potter books to make portraits of transgender women who have been murdered. Artist Tai Ericson, who lives in the US state of Vermont, began deconstructing the books to create the artworks in protest at JK Rowling's views on trans people. The Human Rights Campaign tracked the deaths of at least 32 trans and gender-expansive people who were victims of violence in 2024."
"Ericson started the project this year and his website says: "Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Trans rights are human rights." One of the figures represented is Ra'Lasia Wright, a Black Latina trans women of Puerto Rican descent, who was shot and killed in Minneapolis in December 2024. She was 25. A print of the portrait is available to buy, with 20 per cent of proceeds going to Advocates for Trans Equality, not-for-profit organisation based in New York."
Tai Ericson, a Vermont-based artist, deconstructs Harry Potter books to create portraits of transgender women murdered in acts of violence. The project began in 2024 as a protest against anti-trans views expressed publicly. The Human Rights Campaign recorded at least 32 trans and gender-expansive people killed by violence in 2024. One portrait memorializes Ra'Lasia Wright, a 25-year-old Black Latina trans woman of Puerto Rican descent who was shot and killed in Minneapolis in December 2024. Prints of the portrait are sold with 20 percent of proceeds donated to Advocates for Trans Equality in New York. Ericson's website states: 'Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Trans rights are human rights.'
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