JK Rowling: Westboro Baptist Church Has 'Tiny Bigoted Minds'

J.K. Rowling is embroiled in a Twitter war with the Westboro Baptist Church over Ireland's legalization of same-sex marriage, which more than 60 percent of the country voted in favor of on Saturday.

The "Harry Potter" author and gay marriage supporter initially took to Twitter to cheer the decision.

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

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

Rowling also replied to a tweet from a fan, which suggested that her fictional wizard Albus Dumbledore and "Lord of the Rings" character Gandalf could now marry in Ireland.

@jk_rowling proud to see us being so open and accepting, at long last! I hope Dumbledore and all witches and wizards feel welcome here

— Aoife (@justaoifethings) May 23, 2015

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

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

Westboro Baptist Church immediately jumped into the ring, saying they would picket a Dumbledore-Gandalf wedding.

So @jk_rowling wants Dumbledore & Gandalf to marry in Ireland; if it happens, WBC will picket! #NotBanned @pinknews pic.twitter.com/zY7hT09Nv4

— WBCSays (@WBCsigns) May 26, 2015

But Rowling wasn’t going to take that lying down, and she quickly fired back.

.@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

When asked by another fan to stop tweeting at Westboro for the fear of publicizing their message, Rowling responded saying that it was important for “gay kids who aren’t out yet see hate speech challenged.”

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

This is not been the first time the author has defended gay rights on Twitter. When a fan said on Twitter she couldn’t picture Dumbledore as gay because he doesn’t look gay, Rowling replied, “Maybe because gay people just look like . . . people.”

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