Madonna’s gay brother defends Kim Davis: ‘Perspective is everything’
Madonna’s gay brother has warned that the LGBT+ community is coming across as “sore winners” over the jailing of Kim Davis.
The US Kentucky clerk has been held in contempt of court after refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this year.
Writing on Facebook, Christopher Ciccone said “the rights we have all fought for mean nothing if we deny her hers.”
He wrote: “The county clerk in Kentucy [sic] deserves about as much support as you would give her if she were a muslim women who insisted on covering her face and refused not only gay marriages licenses, but divorce, accusations of rape and driving a car without ur mans approval…..perspective is everything…..this woman is a civil servant, she is required to follow federal law…..but why should she….when DOJ and other civil authories don’t follow federal law when they choose not to…..i.e. Washington State and Colorado (POT) come to mind…or the abstract notion of “sanctuary cities”…..i always thought that sanctuary was the province of churches…….
“these things aside….this is why we have elections…..if the folks of this county in Kentucy don’t want her as the county clerk….then don’t have to vote for her…..that is how a democracy works….not to mention the courts.”
He went on: “In the mean time…..since when are we the arbiter of other peoples faith?…….can you honestly say that you know how much a person is allowed to have??..if i’m not mistaken, it’s in the constitution…..something about religious freedom or something……selective shaming and bullying corrupts a democracy….freedom of press, speech and religion give it strength. Not to mention reason and the god given compassion we as humans have a right and responsibility to practice.
“Once again, the gay community feels the need to be sore winners. Is it so difficult to allow this women her religion?…or must we destroy her in order for here to betray her faith. No matter how we judge its truth. The rights we have all fought for, mean nothing, if we deny her hers.”
On Friday the Westboro Baptist Church threw Davis under the bus; not for her refusal to marry same-sex couples, but because of her track record on infidelity and multiple divorces.
It is not clear how long she will be kept behind bars.