Last Year, The famous singer and also a actress Miley Cyrus added some new tat to her body: a small “equals” sign on her middle finger, in support of same-sex marriage and the 19-year-old, who has become an activist for gay rights in recent months, has penned a piece for Glamour magazine that explains why she decided to tattoo the cause to her body.
Imagine finding someone you love more than anything in the world, who you would risk your life for but couldn’t marry. And you couldn’t have that special day the way your friends do—you know, wear the ring on your finger and have it mean the same thing as everybody else. Just put yourself in that person’s shoes. It makes me feel sick to my stomach.
She explained that when she first shared a photo of her new tattoo on her Twitter page and wrote, “All LOVE is equal,” she was mocked and inundated with comments asking: “What happened to you? You used to be a Christian girl!'”
She responded with grace to her critics writing, “If you were a true Christian you would have your facts straight. Christianity is about love.” The debate resulted in threats and hate mail and eventually led her to asking everyone to just “lay off.”
Miley explains in Glamour, “I believe every American should be allowed the same rights and civil liberties. Without legalized same-sex marriage, most of the time you cannot share the same health benefits, you are not considered next of kin and you are not granted the same securities as a heterosexual couple. How is this different than having someone sit in the back of the bus because of their skin color?”
She also said “One day I read online about the head of Urban Outfitters donating to a presidential candidate who does not support equality for everyone. I was shocked and disappointed that a company with such diversity would exclude such a large group of people. I can no longer bring myself to shop there.”
Miley Said that, We all should be tolerant of one another and embrace our differences. My dad [country singer Billy Ray Cyrus], who is a real man’s man, lives on the farm and is as Southern and straight as they come. He loves my gay friends and even supports same-sex marriage. If my father can do it, anyone can.
