Should You Play Hogwarts Legacy If You Care About Your Trans Friends?

thegamer.com:

We don't have an exact release date for Hogwarts Legacy, but it's expected at some point in 2022, while there has been some general buzz around a trailer and other important details being shown off soon. As a trans woman who grew up reading Harry Potter, writes about video games for a living, and actively writes about gender in media frequently, I'm expecting the Harry Potter game to utterly exhaust me, and not just because it will probably have too many collectibles. Since I've been asked about Hogwarts Legacy by my real-life friends who exist outside our sphere of gaming discourse, I thought it best to organise my thoughts on the matter, and to offer up a resource for those who may have similar questions.

Some people will have read the headline and simply said "yes" or "who cares?", likely followed by some hilarious and not-at-all-recycled jokes and insults. Attack helicopters, genius! Anyway, this article is not really for them. Some people just won't care about this and, hey, there's a literal war going right now. This is not the most important thing in the world. But there are people out there concerned about this issue - I know, I've met them - and since my feelings around the game, and Harry Potter in general, have crystalised the more JK Rowling has committed to the bit, it's worth discussing them.

Related: Stop Putting Down JK Rowling And Start Lifting Up Trans People

One final note on the very real war going on right now - I find it incredulously strange that right-wing commentators who have made a living for the past five years targeting gay people, trans people, and minorities are now lambasting us for ignoring 'the real issues'. No one forced you to write column after column after column about trans people.