A Right-Wing Anti-LGBT Christian Organization Gets the Rowling Treatment

J.K. Rowling stood up to a right-wing Christian “ministry” this weekend after the U.K.-based anti-LGBT organization attacked Olympic diver Tom Daley on social media. While Daley won a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics, and finished first in the ten-meterÂ preliminary round, he finished last in theÂ the semi-finals, leadingÂ Christian Voice to take to Twitter with a homophobic attack.Â

â€œTurning gay doesnâ€™t seem to have done Tom Daley any favours at #Rio2016,â€Â Christian Voice bullied:

Turning gay doesn’t seem to have done Tom Daley any favours at #Rio2016 https://t.co/tdbT0Y5acx â€” Christian Voice (@UKCV) August 20, 2016

Rowling, who has a long history of fending off bullies, jumped right in.

“Can’t decide which is more offensive in this tweet, the stupidity or the spite,” the Harry Potter creator tweeted.Â

Can’t decide which is more offensive in this tweet, the stupidity or the spite. https://t.co/ksqZp17drc â€” J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 20, 2016

Raw Story notes Rowling’sÂ “shaming spread as quickly as her tweet did, prompting her fans to lash out at the right-wing group for their bigotry and hate.”

.@jk_rowling “turning gay” already shows @UKCV has no clue.

Anyone who takes them seriously lack any intelligence.https://t.co/GrRS6WuXdG â€” Vadim Dovganyuk (@SnowCalmth) August 21, 2016

@jk_rowling @UKCV how they can call themselves “loving Christians” yet be so bitter and spiteful is beyond me. Religion does not = hate.ðŸ˜¡ðŸ˜¡ â€” Lee-Mc (@MylifeinwordsUK) August 21, 2016

@jk_rowling depressing, but all they really do is expose how obnoxious they are. Sometimes I despair of twitter, but then I read your tweets â€” Karla (@KarlaGeorge) August 20, 2016

@jk_rowling @UKCV I’m a (moderately conservative) evangelical minister, and I’m horrified by that tweet. What were they thinking? â€” Alistair May (@AlistairMay) August 20, 2016

Daley didn’t respond to the homophobic group’s message, or Rowling’s, but minutes ago he did post this optimistic tweet:

Flying home proud to be a part of @TeamGB . It may not have gone the way I hoped, but I’m ready for what’s next. pic.twitter.com/iPxRmZtKEj â€” Tom Daley (@TomDaley1994) August 22, 2016

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Image of J.K. Roling byÂ Daniel Ogren viaÂ WikimediaÂ and aÂ CC license