Kim Davis was in Romania campaigning against gay marriage this week, the issue which made headlines for the Kentucky county clerk in 2015 after she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Her presence there left gay and transgender rights groups seething.
Davis joined forces with Liberty Counsel’s vice president of legal affairs and chief litigation counsel, Harry Mihet, for a nine-day tour of the Eastern European country to campaign for a referendum against gay marriage, the Washington Examiner reported.
Same-sex marriage is not recognized in Romania, and a petition has been launched calling for a referendum to go farther and impose a ban on same-sex marriage in the nation’s constitution.
Davis and Mihet went to Romania to support the campaign and to emphasize their points in opposition to same-sex marriage.
Vlad Viski, the president of MozaiQ, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group in Romania, expressed his concerns to The New York Times.
“It is extremely worrying that a person who broke the law in the United States is being brought to Romania and presented as some sort of hero of Christianity,” he said on Wednesday.
Davis kept busy during her visit, traveling to six cities and meeting with various civic and political leaders.
She also submitted to numerous interviews.
Speaking to Stiripesurse, Davis explained that her opposition on same-sex marriage was rooted in religious freedom and not based on homophobia, which she has been accused of.
"These are just words and come from people who do not know me,” she said.
Liberty Counsel, which organized the trip and also represented Davis during her 2015 legal battle, said in a statement that “same-sex ‘marriage’ and freedom of conscience are mutually exclusive, because those who promote the former have zero tolerance for the latter.”
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