Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) scolded Judge Amy Coney Barrett for using the term “sexual preference” when discussing the outcome of the 2015 decision in Obergefell v.
Hodges, which granted marriage rights to same-sex couples. Earlier in the day, Barrett had said she had “no agenda” and that “I have never discriminated on the basis of sexual preference and would not discriminate on the basis of sexual preference.” Hirono delivered a lengthy statement detailing why many in the LGBTQ community may be concerned that the rights granted in Obergefell could be overturned if Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court. “Not once but twice you used the term ‘sexual preferences’ to describe those in the LGBTQ community,” Hirono said. “Let me make