Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s responses during the first day of questioning in her Supreme Court confirmation hearing are being thoroughly criticized.
In just the first hour of questioning, Coney Barrett refused to tell Senators if she would overturn the Affordable Care Act, a woman’s right to abortion, or same-sex marriage.
But it was her responses to a question about discrimination that led many to express outrage. Coney Barrett insisted she has never discriminated against LGBTQ people based on “sexual preference.” The phrase itself is offensive to LGBTQ people.
Aside from being outdated, and demonstrating Judge Coney Barrett’s views are antiquated, it is a term that makes clear those who use it believe being LGBTQ is a choice. “The term