“It’s certainly a fear, and I think it’s justified based on the Senate’s hypocrisy. We should let the people decide, I think, on the replacement seat. If we have a court that is so set on not helping marginalized communities receive equality, I think we’re all in trouble…We have recent polls, right, that the country is largely in favor of equality for the gay community. So listen to the voters. Do what they want you to do, not what your previous thoughts were. It’s a new world. Get with the program.”—Judy Shepard, mother of the late Matthew Shepard, a gay man murdered 22 years ago in a homophobic hate crime, on the ongoing Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Barrett has refused to share her views on queer rights under the law during her questioning, sparking fears of erosion of LGBTQ rights. Shepard told MSNBC that she would encourage Barrett to consider what she would do if one of her own children came out as gay.
WashDrySpin
Amy is telling the Senate pretty words and pretty lies…she is going to sit on the highest court for the next 30 years doing what she views is her God given right…
Catholicslutbox
Gotta love those gays for trump that think he’ll do no harm to them
Mister P
Judy Shepard is a treasure and we should heed every word.
Fname Optional Lname
She certainly is!
ChrisGMN
Maybe I’m naive, but I truly believe there would be a huge social uproar of the Court tried to undo Obergfell (and even Roe). Barrett is getting approved and there is nothing we can do about it. What we can do is keep up the pressure to ensure our rights are not taken away.
WashDrySpin
YES you are naive…
Social uproar means NOTHING…VOTING is what people need do in EVERY election at the local, state and federal level…all the outrage in the world did NOTHING to derail Trump and Mitch and it will be the same with Amy…
Cam
The Republican bigot is hiding her bigotry as well as she can and will vote to decimate our rights.
On the bright side, Brett Kavanaugh seemed to commit perjury and Clarance Thomas’s wife is a lobbyist and he hasn’t recused himself from any cases involving her business, so if this nut gets confirmed, there is a good chance that two others may be in trouble if we get a legitimate AG.
Tombear
I usually don’t care who is nominated to the Supremes but this Amy witch will actually HURT the LGBT community