Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Samir Hussein/WireImage Pedro Pascal is a longtime outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ+ community He called out J.K. Rowling for her "disgusting behavior" after she supported an anti-transgender ruling in the U.K. in April He doubled down on his comments in a cover story interview withVanity Fair Pedro Pascalis defending transgender women once again. Two months after the actor went viral for calling outJ.K. Rowlingfor her "disgusting behavior" aftershe supported an anti-transgender ruling in the U.K., Pascal opened up about his decision to do so in a cover story interview withVanity Fairpublished Tuesday, June 24. Pascal, whose sister,Lux Pascal,came out as transgender in 2021, shared a comment under anInstagram videocriticizingRowling for supporting the U.K. Supreme Court's April 16 rulingthat thelegal definition of a woman is based solely on biological sexunder Britain's Equality Act. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! Pedro Pascal/Instagram "Awful disgusting SH-- is exactly right. Heinous LOSER behavior," the longtime outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ+ community wrote. Reflecting on his decision to call out theHarry Potterauthor, Pascal toldVanity Fairthat the attention it brought felt briefly like "that kid that got sent to the principal's office a lot for behavioral issues in public schools in Texas feeling scared and thinking, What'd I do?" However, he was worried about whether he was helping or hurting the situation. "The one thing that I would say I agonized over a little bit was just, 'Am I helping? Am I f------helping?' It's a situation that deserves the utmost elegance so that something can actually happen, and people will actually be protected," he said. "Listen, I want to protect the people I love," continued Pascal. "But it goes beyond that. Bullies make me f------sick." Pascal's other sister,Javiera Balmaceda Pascal, also defended him, telling the publication that Rowling's actions were "heinous loser behavior." Samir Hussein/WireImage "And he said that as the older brother to someone saying that our little sister doesn't exist," she added. Pascal previously also showed his support for transgender women when he wore awhite T-shirt emblazoned with "PROTECT THE DOLLS"to the U.K. premiere ofMarvel'sThunderbolts*in London on Tuesday, April 22. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "Dolls" is an affectionate termcoined by the LGBTQ+ community to refer to transgender women. The shirt is part of a campaign by American designer Conner Ives, bringing attention to anti-transgender sentiment. Pascal's next film,The Fantastic Four: First Steps, opens on July 25. He also stars inMaterialists, which is now in theaters. Read the original article onPeople
