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Dear Friend,
This is a long email, but it may be one of the most important ones I
will ever send.
As confirmation hearings of Judge Amy Coney Barrett begin today in the
U.S. Senate, GLAAD is pressing members of the Senate Judiciary
Committee to insist on clear answers from Judge Barrett about her
views on LGBTQ rights, including the landmark Obergefell decision
legalizing marriage equality. Millions of LGBTQ lives and families are
in the balance, and Judge Barrett must be held accountable.
ADD YOUR VOICE TO HOLD JUDGE BARRETT ACCOUNTABLE
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There is no reason or excuse for Judge Barrett to avoid sharing her
philosophy and opinion in cases already decided. She has, in fact,
already been discussing them, in letters she signed, and in lectures
and writings. We must demand transparency and highlight any evasions
and inconsistencies so Americans can know where she stands and would
carry forward with her into this lifetime appointment.
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We have identified three critical cases Judge Barrett must be clear
about.
Obergefell v. Hodges
On day one of the Court's new term last week, Justices Thomas
and Alito signaled they want the Court to reconsider the landmark
Obergefell ruling legalizing marriage equality nationwide. NPR's
Judge Barrett defended the dissenters to Obergefell more than a year
after the ruling, describing it as an area of active debate over
"who decides" rather than an issue of settled law that has
provided basic, common sense, across-the-nation protections for
millions of LGBTQ families, at zero harm to hetereosexual people or
relationships. Would a Justice Barrett join this team of dissenters
and their threats toLGBTQ rights?
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Bostock v. Clayton County
The Court extended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to protect LGBTQ
workers from being fired for being who they are, in the landmark
Bostock ruling this summer. The Trump administration filed amicus
briefs in support of employers who have discriminated against LGBTQ
people, and has since been activating strategies to avoid fairly
enforcing the ruling. These strategies reportedly include workarounds
like enforcing protections only on gender assigned at birth, rather
than authentic gender identity of the adult employee. How does Judge
Barrett view this extension of the Civil Rights Act and the
administration's ongoing efforts to thwart it?
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Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
On November 4th, the day after the election, the Court will hear a
case,
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Fulton v City of Philadelphia, in which the Trump administration is
actively fighting the city's efforts to ensure a taxpayer-funded
foster care agency includes qualified same-sex couples looking to
become foster or adoptive parents. How does Judge Barrett square her
view that some issues are "who decides" like this local,
voter-approved ordinance protecting against discrimination, while
others like Fulton lean on an argument that taxpayer-funded agencies
have a right to religious exemption from following public laws?
The Supreme Court has historically acted as a remedy to ensure equal
justice for the most vulnerable, including women, people of color, and
LGBTQ people, when laws and majority-rule lawmakers have failed them.
The next justice could determine whether this precedent continues or
if the Court is used to roll back hard-fought rights.
As LGBTQ Americans and allies, we must stand up and be heard. Add your
voice today.
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Sarah Kate Ellis
President & CEO, GLAAD
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