J.K. Rowling Takes Down Westboro Baptist Church, Anti-Gay Hate Speech

J.K. Rowling used Twitter to lambaste the notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church after it responded to a tweet of hers celebrating marriage equality passing in Ireland.

J.K. Rowling Vs. Westboro Baptist Church

Over the weekend, Rowling joined in the celebration of Ireland’s legalization of gay marriage through popular vote on Twitter.

Sitting here watching the Irish make history. Extraordinary and wonderful.

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 23, 2015

When an Irish fan mentioned that all gay wizards, including Dumbledore, were now free to marry in Ireland, Rowling posted the popular “What if Dumbledore and Gandalf… Were Gay Together” meme. 

.@justaoifethings Then they could get married IN IRELAND! pic.twitter.com/yXedPavZfp

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 23, 2015

When the Westboro Baptist Church became aware of the British author’s suggestion for the gay wedding, they promised to picket it. In response, Rowling called out their “tiny bigoted minds.”

.@WBCsigns Alas, the sheer awesomeness of such a union in such a place would blow your tiny bigoted minds out of your thick sloping skulls.

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2015

One of Rowling’s followers worried that by responding to the Westboro Baptist Church, she was giving them undue attention. But, Rowling succintly explained her reasons for calling them out.

I don’t care about WBC. I think it’s important that scared gay kids who aren’t out yet see hate speech challenged. https://t.co/XumjDmEjuw

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 27, 2015