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J.K. Rowling was minding her own business on Twitter today, celebrating the news that Ireland became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. In a tweet, she supported the idea that Dumbledore and Gandalf should marry in the Emerald Isle.
Pink News, a U.K. gay news website, covered the tweet in an article, which inspired the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), who constantly fights to stay relevant, to include her in a homophobic tweet to Pink News.
Westboro Baptist Church added Rowling's Twitter handle to the fire, and said:
Rowling, the anti-homophobic saviour of muggles and wizards everywhere, snapped back:
A random Twitter user attacked Rowling for being "counterproductive" by engaging the attention-hungry WBC, and she let them hear it:
Who doesn't want to see Dumbledore marry Gandalf? Can you even imagine their epic wedding? Two fandoms united by magical wizard love and we are HERE for it.
