Miley Cyrus Comes to the Defense of Same-Sex Marriage*

Highlights from Miley's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to GLAMOUR!
On the reaction to her tattoo picture on twitter:
“When I shared a picture of my tattoo on my twitter page and said, “All LOVE is equal,” a lot of people mocked me – they said, “What happened to you? You used to be a Christian girl!” And I said, “Well, if you were a true Christian, you would have your facts straight. Christianity is about love.” The debate resulted in a lot of threats and hate mail to people who agreed and disagreed with me. At one point I had to say, “Dude, everyone lay off.” Can’t people have friendly debates about sensitive topics without it turning into unnecessary threats?”
On her defense of same-sex marriage:
“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?”
On her boycott of Urban Outfitters:
“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.”
On her father, Billy Rae Cyrus’ beliefs:
“We all should be tolerant of one another and embrace our differences. My dad [country singer Billy Rae 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.”
On the rights of Americans:
“This is America, the nation of dreams. We’re so proud of that. And yet certain people are excluded. It’s just not right