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Miley Cyrus Calls Out Sen. Tom Cotton For Comments On LGBT Community

Miley Cyrus mobilized fans this week after taking offense to comments made by Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton about gay rights.

Sen. Tom Cotton Says LGBT People Need “Perspective”

Cotton, a freshman senator in Arkansas, appeared on CNN on Wednesday, April 1, where he was asked about the controversy over Indiana’s religious freedom law that would allow for business owners to discriminate against LGBT customers. Many big names have spoken out against the proposed law, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Cyrus, too, spoke out via Instagram, calling Indiana Governor Mike Pence “an asshole.”

As an advocate for LGBT youths, Cyrus was less than pleased when Cotton defended the Indiana law on CNN and essentially said that the American LGBT community should be thankful they don’t live in Iran. (This was likely an attempt to bring the conversation back to the US negotiations with Iran.)

“I also think it’s important that we have a sense of perspective about our priorities. In Iran they hang you for the crime of being gay. They’re currently imprisoning an American preacher for spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ in Iran. We should focus on the most important priorities that our country faces right now. And I would say that a nuclear armed Iran, given the threat it poses…is the most important thing we could be focusing on right now,” Cotton said.

Miley Cyrus Trolls Sen. Cotton

After Cotton’s comments went viral, Cyrus called him out on Twitter and encouraged her fans to call his official phone number and “stir some s—t up!”

She also sent a few tweets directly to Cotton, writing, “Did you know 40% of homeless youth are LGBT. Breaks my heart. You may have noticed I have your # so I’d love to talk sometime about why FREEDOM & EQUALITY is so important to me.”

Cotton has not responded directly to Cyrus’ comments against him, but he stuck by his comments when asked about the backlash on Thursday, saying, “I’ll always stand up to defend religious freedom.”

Cyrus, meanwhile, has hope that her generation will continue to lobby for equality and freedom. “We are moving forward. As much as we get distracted by stupid laws that make us feel like we’re regressing, we’re not. We are moving forward because it’s our turn as young people. It’s a new rights movement. There’s so much that young people want to do and change and see, and I think a lot of that can come through social media,” Cyrus said in a recent interview with Time.

Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.

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