Judge Amy Coney Barnett’s expected confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court has set off alarm bells in Hollywood’s LBGTQ community, many of whom worry her addition to the nation’s top court may lead to rulings that will overturn or severely diminish victories in equality, including marriage rights.
In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, actor and comedian Billy Eichner calls Coney Barrett “extremely dangerous,” while actress Cynthia Nixon says she’s “terrified.” “As a queer person I am terrified of this new 6-3 conservative court placing other people’s so-called religious ‘freedom’ over our basic civil rights.
There is an ugly history in this country of conservative zealots invoking God as a basis for depriving marginalized groups of their.