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== Other ventures == === Philanthropy === Radcliffe has lent his support to various charitable organisations. He designed the Cu-Bed for Habitat's VIP Kids range (a cube made of eight smaller ones which can be made into a bed, chaise-longue or chair)<ref name="Cu-bed">{{cite web|title=Pouf-lit "Cu-bed"|url=http://www.marieclairemaison.com/,pouf-lit-cu-bed,200176,12024.asp|work=[[Marie Claire|Marie Claire Maison.com]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines]]|location=New York City|access-date=22 October 2011|language=fr|archive-date=20 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620061715/http://www.marieclairemaison.com/,pouf-lit-cu-bed,200176,12024.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> with all the royalties from the sale of the bed going directly to his favourite charity, Demelza House Children's Hospice in [[Sittingbourne]], Kent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demelza.org.uk/default.asp?id=661&ver=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112844/https://www.demelza.org.uk/default.asp?id=661&ver=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 March 2016 |title=Daniel Radcliffe Designs Cu-Bed for Habitat and Demelza! |publisher=Demelza House Children's Hospice |access-date=26 May 2011}}</ref> Radcliffe has urged fans to make donations to the charity's Candle for Care programme in lieu of giving him Christmas presents. In 2008, he was among several celebrities who donated their old glasses to an exhibit honouring victims of [[the Holocaust]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20169044,00.html |title=Stars Donate Eyeglasses to Holocaust Exhibit |work=People |date=3 January 2008 |access-date=26 May 2011 |archive-date=13 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413152205/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20169044,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the Broadway run of ''Equus'' he auctioned off a pair of jeans and other items worn in the show, for New-York-based [[Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/how-to-take-home-a-piece-of-daniel-radcliffe-and-other-tales-from-broadway-auction-season/ |title=How to Take Home a Piece of Daniel Radcliffe (and Other Tales from Broadway Auction Season) |work=The New York Times |first=Erik |last=Piepenburg |date=12 April 2011 |access-date=26 May 2011 |archive-date=1 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501062650/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/how-to-take-home-a-piece-of-daniel-radcliffe-and-other-tales-from-broadway-auction-season/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was a presenter at the 2011 Gypsy of the Year competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hugh Jackman, Jan Maxwell, Daniel Radcliffe, Bernadette Peters and More Announced for Gypsy of the Year Shows|url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/hugh-jackman-jan-maxwell-daniel-radcliffe-bernadette-peters-and-more-announ-185116|website = Playbill|date = December 2011|access-date = 10 November 2015|archive-date = 20 October 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171020172635/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/hugh-jackman-jan-maxwell-daniel-radcliffe-bernadette-peters-and-more-announ-185116|url-status = live}}</ref> He has also made donations in support of [[Get Connected UK]], a London-based free confidential national [[helpline]] for troubled youth.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lake|first=Howard|url=https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/09/18/daniel-radcliffe-becomes-039best-friend039-young-people039s-national-helpline-get-connected/|title=Daniel Radcliffe becomes 'Best Friend' of young people's national helpline Get Connected|publisher=UKFundraising|date=18 September 2009|access-date=22 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423225836/https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/09/18/daniel-radcliffe-becomes-039best-friend039-young-people039s-national-helpline-get-connected/|archive-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> === Political and social views === Radcliffe is a supporter of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref name="quinn1">{{cite news|last=Quinn|first=Ben|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/feb/06/daniel-radcliffe-ends-lib-dem-support|title=Daniel Radcliffe ends support for Liberal Democrats|work=The Guardian|date=6 February 2012|access-date=6 February 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214102410/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/feb/06/daniel-radcliffe-ends-lib-dem-support|archive-date=14 December 2013}}</ref> He previously supported the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]],<ref name="libdem">{{cite web |url=http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/03/24/daniel-radcliffe-pledges-support-for-the-liberal-democrats/ |first=Pete |last=Stanton |title=Daniel Radcliffe Pledges Support for the Liberal Democrats |publisher=Moviefone |date=24 March 2010 |access-date=26 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803093426/http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/03/24/daniel-radcliffe-pledges-support-for-the-liberal-democrats/ |archive-date=3 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and endorsed then-Lib Dem leader [[Nick Clegg]] in the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]]. In 2012, however, he switched his political alignment to Labour, citing disillusionment with the performance of Clegg and the Liberal Democrats [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|while in government]], and approving of then-Labour leader [[Ed Miliband]].<ref name="quinn1"/> In 2015, he endorsed [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s [[2015 Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party leadership campaign|Labour Party leadership campaign]]. He told ''[[The Big Issue]]'', "I feel like this show of sincerity by a man who has been around long enough and stuck to his beliefs long enough that he knows them and doesn't have to be scripted is what is making people sit up and get excited. It is great."<ref name="bigissue">{{cite news|url=https://www.bigissue.com/latest/daniel-radcliffe-endorses-jeremy-corbyn/|title=Daniel Radcliffe endorses Jeremy Corbyn|work=The Big Issue|date=10 September 2015|access-date=11 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013091917/https://www.bigissue.com/latest/daniel-radcliffe-endorses-jeremy-corbyn/|archive-date=13 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="independent">{{cite news|last=Saul|first=Heather|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/daniel-radcliffe-endorses-incredible-jeremy-corbyn-it-s-so-nice-be-excited-somebody-10496548.html|title=Daniel Radcliffe endorses 'incredible' Jeremy Corbyn: 'It's so nice to be excited by somebody'|work=[[The Independent]]|date=11 September 2015|access-date=11 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108100944/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/daniel-radcliffe-endorses-incredible-jeremy-corbyn-it-s-so-nice-be-excited-somebody-10496548.html|archive-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> Radcliffe supports [[Abolition of monarchy|abolishing the British monarchy]] and [[Republicanism in the United Kingdom|replacing it with a republic]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sessums|first=Kevin|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/dirty-harry|title=Dirty Harry|work=The Daily Beast|date=26 January 2009|access-date=10 November 2015|archive-date=17 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517211131/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/01/26/dirty-harry.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also supports [[Unionism in the United Kingdom|British unionism]], and opposed the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum]] because he "personally like[s] the UK being how it is".<ref name="ScottishReferendum">{{cite news|last=Waterson|first=Jim|author-link=Jim Waterson|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/daniel-radcliffe-on-scottish-independence-i-personally-like|title=Daniel Radcliffe On Scottish Independence: 'I Personally Like The U.K. Being How It Is'|publisher=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=20 June 2014|access-date=23 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624022126/http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/daniel-radcliffe-on-scottish-independence-i-personally-like|archive-date=24 June 2014}}</ref> Radcliffe is supportive of the [[LGBTQ community]]. Speaking out against [[homophobia]], he began filming [[public service announcement]]s in 2009 for [[The Trevor Project]], promoting awareness of gay teen suicide prevention.<ref name="ttp2">{{cite news|last=Powers|first=Lindsay|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-receive-trevor-projects-169548|title=Daniel Radcliffe to Receive Trevor Project's Hero Award|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=21 March 2011|access-date=26 March 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323125434/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-receive-trevor-projects-169548|archive-date=23 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="ttp">{{cite news|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-02-27/gossip/27057364_1_suicide-prevention-gay-men-attempts-suicide|title=Daniel Radcliffe films Trevor Project suicide prevention public service announcement for gay youth|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=27 February 2010|access-date=26 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515225015/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-02-27/gossip/27057364_1_suicide-prevention-gay-men-attempts-suicide|archive-date=15 May 2012}}</ref> He first learnt of the organisation while performing ''Equus'' on Broadway in 2008<ref name="ttp"/> and has contributed financially to it.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thetrevorproject.org/news/daniel-radcliffe-makes-major-donation-support-trevor-project|title=Daniel Radcliffe Makes Major Donation to Support The Trevor Project|publisher=[[The Trevor Project]]|date=10 August 2009|access-date=26 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326031658/http://www.thetrevorproject.org/news/daniel-radcliffe-makes-major-donation-support-trevor-project|archive-date=26 March 2011}}</ref> He said in a 2010 interview, "I have always hated anybody who is not tolerant of gay men or lesbians or bisexuals. Now I am in the very fortunate position where I can actually help or do something about it." In the same interview, he stressed the importance of public figures advocating for equal rights.<ref name="ttp"/> He received The Trevor Project's Hero Award in 2011 for his contributions.<ref name="ttp2"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Simoes |first=Monica |date=28 June 2011 |title=Photo Coverage: The Trevor Project Honors Daniel Radcliffe with The Hero Award |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-The-Trevor-Project-Honors-Daniel-Radcliffe-with-The-Hero-Award-20110628 |access-date=26 February 2019 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009114918/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-The-Trevor-Project-Honors-Daniel-Radcliffe-with-The-Hero-Award-20110628 |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2020, amid controversy over ''Harry Potter'' author [[J. K. Rowling]]'s [[Political views of J. K. Rowling#Transgender_issues|remarks on gender identity]] — which some have condemned as [[Transphobia|transphobic]] — Radcliffe penned an essay published by The Trevor Project in which he voiced support for the [[transgender community]] and expressed regret that Rowling's statements had tarnished fans' experience of the ''Harry Potter'' books.<ref name="Trevor Project 2020-06-08">{{cite news|last=Radcliffe|first=Daniel|url=https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/|title=Daniel Radcliffe Responds to J.K. Rowling's Tweets on Gender Identity|newspaper=The Trevor Project|date=8 June 2020|access-date=9 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609010744/https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/|archive-date=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/daniel-radcliffe-jk-rowling-transgender-women-are-women-1234628404/|title=Daniel Radcliffe Responds to J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Tweets: 'Transgender Women Are Women'|work=Variety|date=8 June 2020|access-date=9 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609023132/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/daniel-radcliffe-jk-rowling-transgender-women-are-women-1234628404/|archive-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>
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