By Ashely R. Lierman
A concert scheduled for September 13th in Santo Domingo has been canceled by the government of the Dominican Republic, apparently on moral grounds. Among the charges against the singer is that she promotes lesbian sex. Via The Advocate:
In a statement released Thursday, the commission said the concert was to be called off because it would “offend the morals, good customs and relationship between friendly countries†because of “Cyrus’ common engagement in acts during her concerts that defy morals and customs in ways usually penalized by Dominican law.â€
The commission also claims Cyrus “uses inadequate attire, corrupts language, uses perverse imagery and phrasing, uses phrases with double meanings, glorifies crime, violence and denigrating acts against civility and promotes sex, lesbian sex and the use of inadequate [sic] objects in public.â€
Though homosexuality isn’t illegal in the Dominican Republic, there has been an increase in antigay sentiment from religious leaders in the island nation since the appointment of a gay U.S. ambassador.
