‘Doctor Who’ Star David Tennant Pushes Back Against Anti-Trans Rhetoric: “You Don’t Need To Be Bothered About It, F–k Off And Let People Be”

The Doctor (David Tennant) expresses concern over Rose (Yasmin Finney) and Donna's (Catherine Tate) ongoing dance with Human-Time Lord Meta-Crisis in Doctor Who Special 302 "The Star Beast" (BBC)
The Doctor (David Tennant) expresses concern over Rose (Yasmin Finney) and Donna's (Catherine Tate) ongoing dance with Human-Time Lord Meta-Crisis in Doctor Who Special 302 "The Star Beast" (BBC)

In the opinion of Doctor Who star David Tennant, not only is he fed up with the ongoing “weaponisation” of transgender rights, but he also feels that those who continue to take such active issue with the concept should just “f–k off and let people be.”

The Doctor (David Tennant) asks the Meep (Miriam Margoyles) for their pronouns in Doctor Who Special 302 “The Star Beast” (BBC)

RELATED: ‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Confirms Upcoming Season To Feature Heavy Focus On Progressive Messaging: “If You’re Not Writing That In 2024, What On Earth Are You Doing?”

The fan-favorite Tenth Doctor actor offered his take on the current transgenderism discourse while speaking with fans during a May 5th appearance at the Proud Nerd: Angels, Demons, and Doctors convention in Goch, Germany.

@mandlebougie

the ‘woah!’ and ‘brilliant’ at me naming myself alonzo and having his career as a special interest😭🥹 #davidtennant #proudnerd

♬ original sound – ten

Pressed by a fan, who themselves identify as transgender, whether his “relationship with gender expression, masculinity, and femininity” had “changed over the years”, Tennant recalled, “”When I was a kid, the idea of being non-binary wasn’t something that existed.”

“It wasn’t a concept,” he added, as seen in a TikTok video provided by the fan who asked the question, @mandlebougie. “I’ve seen that emerge and people are able to express themselves through that. It only ever seems positive as far as I can see.”

The Doctor (David Tennant) arrives at a rather pivotal moment in time in Doctor Who "Destination: Skaro" (2023), BBC
The Doctor (David Tennant) arrives at a rather pivotal moment in time in Doctor Who “Destination: Skaro” (2023), BBC

RELATED: ‘Doctor Who’ Lead Ncuti Gatwa Responds To Critics Of His Casting: “Go And Touch Grass, Please, For God’s Sake”

To this end, Tennant then recalled, “When I was a teenager, I remember gay rights being weaponised politically. That always felt ugly and nasty. We look back on that, 30 years later, and those people are clearly on the wrong side of history.”

“Now, there is a similar weaponisation of these topics being taken by mostly the right wing, or certain sections of society, to create friction and conflict and division where it needn’t be,” he continued in his thoughts. “It’s just about people being themselves. You don’t need to be bothered about it. F–k off and let people be.”

The Doctor (David Tennant) is shocked to find himself regenerating into a previous form in Doctor Who "The Power of the Doctor" Special (2022), BBC
The Doctor (David Tennant) is shocked to find himself regenerating into a previous form in Doctor Who “The Power of the Doctor” Special (2022), BBC

Drawing his answer to the question to a close, the Marvel’s Jessica Jones actor ultimately asserted, “It’s that sense of just wanting people to be allowed to exist, and I think that there are, now, ways of expressing gender, identity, sexuality, that are more nuanced than they once were and that only seems to be positive.”

“If that helps people to know who they are, say who they are, and communicate to the world who they are – it’s just common sense, really,” he concluded.

The 14th Doctor (David Tennant) experiences a snag when regenerating into his next form (Ncuti Gatwa) in Doctor Who Special 303 “The Giggle" (BBC)
The 14th Doctor (David Tennant) experiences a snag when regenerating into his next form (Ncuti Gatwa) in Doctor Who Special 303 “The Giggle” (BBC)

Notably, this is not the first time Tennant has publicly declared his support for transgender individuals and their rights.

In 2023, during a London stop on his press tour for Amazon’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens, the actor not only wore a ‘non-binary pride’ pin on his jacket’s lapel, but underneath sported a shirt that read ‘Leave trans kids alone you absolute freaks’.

NEXT: New ‘Doctor Who’ Companion Actress Millie Gibson Says Upcoming Episodes “Will Attract A Lot Of Gen Z”, Feature “Many Controversial Elements”

Mentioned This Article:

More About: