Gandalf And Dumbledore Got Married Outside Of Westboro Baptist Church HQ
Just weeks after J.K. Rowling’s epic tweet slamming the Westboro Baptist Church after they aimed a barb-filled tweet at the author for suggesting wizards Gandalf and Dumbledore could now get married in Ireland, American LGBT advocacy group Planting Peace made the dreams of nerds everywhere a reality when the organization married the two fantasy icons just mere feet away from WBC’s headquarters reports BuzzFeed.
Planting Peace held the fictional wedding outside of Equality House in Topeka, Kansas, which was established across the street from Fred Phelps’ hate-filled church. Planting Peace founder Aaron Jackson said the event was a huge success and drew 250 spectators:
“There were people of all ages from all over the world. The crowd was asked at one point in the ceremony to stand and say ‘I will’ to show a community of support. While the overall tone was joy and fun, everyone seemed to really support the underlying message about standing up to hate and bigotry with love and compassion.”
#WizardWedding #JKWedding Photo ops! pic.twitter.com/xNMGPm49kS
— Equality House (@Equality_House) June 7, 2015
Gandalf and Dumbledore, which were played by two actors, signed copies of their respective books and took pictures with attendees after the ceremony. Planting Peace asked guests to make donations instead of bringing gifts to the fictional wedding. Ironically, WBC didn’t picket the fictional wedding that occurred, quite literally, on their doorstep, but did post signs condemning Rowling, Gandalf and Dumbledore.
Watch as the two wizards consummate their fictional marriage with a “magic” kiss, AFTER THE JUMP…
#WizardWedding #JKWedding May we have only slightly offended hard core HP and LOTR fans by mixing these two genres ~ pic.twitter.com/n4oLpFpCGZ
— Equality House (@Equality_House) June 7, 2015
Anthony Costello
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