JK Rowling Slams ‘Stupidity’ and ‘Spite’ of Christian Ministry’s Attack on Olympian Tom Daley

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-meter preliminary round, he finished last in the the semi-finals, leading Christian Voice to take to Twitter with a homophobic attack. 

“Turning gay doesn’t seem to have done Tom Daley any favours at #Rio2016,” Christian Voice bullied:

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. 

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

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

 

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