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J.K. Rowling Slams British Lobby Group Over Homophobic Tweet

By Brian Delpozo 1 min read
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Source: Techinsider
Source: Techinsider

J.K. Rowling slammed a U.K.-based lobby group over a homophobic tweet about a British athlete.

The Harry Potter author took exception to a tweet from the group Christian Voice that mocked openly gay diver Tom Daley for failing to qualify for the 10-meter platform final.

Turning gay doesn't seem to have done Tom Daley any favours at #Rio2016 https://t.co/tdbT0Y5acx

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— Christian Voice (@ChristianVoicUK) August 20, 2016

Rowling jumped to the young man’s defense, pointing out how ludicrous and mean-spirited the tweet was.

Can't decide which is more offensive in this tweet, the stupidity or the spite. https://t.co/ksqZp17drc

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 20, 2016

Thanks to her large Twitter presence, Rowling’s message went viral, with many on the site agreeing with her sentiments.

https://twitter.com/jorgeguberte/status/767052001146507264

@UKCV Oh, yeah. I *turned* gay like Remus turned into a werewolf. 🙄 Definitely the stupidity.

— Ardit Haliti (@ardit_haliti) August 20, 2016

That people turn gay and that it affects diving. That's two stupids vs one spite. A gold medal to stupidity, silver to spite. @jk_rowling

— Cave Art Films (@Cave_Art_Films) August 20, 2016

Christian Voice, who have a history of homophobic and Islamophobic rhetoric, doubled down on their hateful tweets about Daley.

#Rio2016 And we need to remember that Tom Daley only went gay because he was seduced by an older man: https://t.co/lsbQT1Jo3Z

— Christian Voice (@ChristianVoicUK) August 20, 2016

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