Goodbye, Hagrid
It is never easy when you lose someone you love, admire, or even look up to. These days, with the internet, it is very easy to demonize someone or choose a particular stance on a topic without truly seeing someone for who they truly are. People are complex creatures, and in death, people deserve some respect…
There is always something challenging about seeing posts like this, especially when a man, who many people admired, has died. We are in no way condoning any transphobic or horrible things he might have said in his lifetime, but it is also important to remember that to so many, he is just the big, cuddly teddy bear, Hagrid.