J.K. Rowling Shuts Down Homophobic Twitter User

LOOK: 'Harry Potter' Author Had The Perfect Response To This Homophobic Tweet
FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, British author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers at the Southbank Centre in London. J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of the grown-up boy wizard in a new story posted Tuesday July 8, 2014 on her Pottermore website. The 1,500-word story describes Harry, now 34, attending the Quidditch World Cup with his old friends Ron and Hermione and their children. Harry has "threads of silver" in his hair and a mysterious cut on his cheekbone, while Ron Weasley's red hair "appears to be thinning slightly." (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, British author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers at the Southbank Centre in London. J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of the grown-up boy wizard in a new story posted Tuesday July 8, 2014 on her Pottermore website. The 1,500-word story describes Harry, now 34, attending the Quidditch World Cup with his old friends Ron and Hermione and their children. Harry has "threads of silver" in his hair and a mysterious cut on his cheekbone, while Ron Weasley's red hair "appears to be thinning slightly." (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

When "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling revealed in 2007 that one of the series' central characters, Albus Dumbledore, is gay, she sent shockwaves through the Potter fan community.

Seven years later, she's still getting backlash from those who weren't happy with the author's decision.

Rowling most recently became the recipient of an anti-gay tweet this week in response to a reader's opinions about Dumbledore's queer identity. A now-deleted tweet from @halfelven55ff's Twitter account told the author,

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Rowling offered this tweet in response:

According to The Independent, Brian Souter is the "Stagecoach founder who funded a campaign to try and stop the Scottish government from repealing Section 2A of the Local Government Act... [stating] that local authorities 'shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality.'"

Rowling's response apparently generated an outpouring of support from her fans, with the author later tweeting:

Well said, J.K.

(h/t Towleroad)

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