Larry Busacca/Getty ImagesBilly Ray Cyrus is standing up in support of the LGBT community and his daughter, Miley Cyrus.
The singer joins many other celebrities who are speaking out against the "bathroom law" in North Carolina and the "Religious Freedom" bill in Mississippi, both of which limit the rights of the LGBT community. Most recently, Bryan Adams made the announcement that he would no longer play shows in Mississippi due to the bill.
Now, Cyrus has taken to Facebook to speak out against the law, too. "I would feel negligent to not speak up," he wrote. "In light of my good friend Bryan Adams taking a stand and my daughter having been on the ground floor of this movement, this issue is very important to me."
"As a friend and dad… I've witnessed this fight from the very beginning," he added. "I think everyone should be treated equal. We've come too far; we can't mess this up."
The controversial religious freedom bill was passed earlier this month by Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, promising that the state government will not punish people who refuse to provide services to people because of a religious opposition to same-sex marriage, extramarital sex or transgender people.
Meanwhile, in North Carolina, the General Assembly created and passed a bill (known as "HB2" or the "bathroom law") that will block local governments within the state from enacting any anti-discrimination legislature meant to protect the LGBT community—including their right to use either bathroom based off of which gender they use to identify.
Cyrus and Adams joins the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Ellen DeGeneres and Laverne Cox in speaking out against both laws.
Springsteen canceled his concert in North Carolina over the weekend, releasing the following statement: "As you, my fans, know I'm scheduled to play in Greensboro, North Carolina this Sunday. As we also know, North Carolina has just passed HB2, which the media are referring to as the 'bathroom' law. HB2—known officially as the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act—dictates which bathrooms transgender people are permitted to use. Just as important, the law also attacks the rights of LGBT citizens to sue when their human rights are violated in the workplace. No other group of North Carolinians faces such a burden."
Laverne cox also tweeted about the HB2 bill, saying, "I am so disappointed in the governor and legislature of North Carolina. Overturn #HB2. Stay strong. This law is clearly unconstitutional and will not survive a court challenge. Let's let this mobilize us."
After the Mississippi bill was passed, DeGeneres commented, adding a bit of humor but still speaking out against it.
"I mean look, there's already so much inequality in the world. Women's rights, gender pay gap, racism. I think we need to remember that we are more similar than we are different. And we all want the same things. Love, acceptance, kindness. And I want one of those new Teslas," she said. "So I advocate for less hate and more love. Less tearing apart and more coming together. Less sitting and more dancing."