Barrett Apologizes for Using the Term ‘Sexual Preference’ When Describing the LGBTQ Community
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was confronted by her remarks using the term “sexual preference” when describing the LGBTQ community. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) mentioned Barrett’s earlier remarks when…
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was confronted by her remarks using the term “sexual preference” when describing the LGBTQ community.
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) mentioned Barrett’s earlier remarks when answering Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on protecting rights for gay people to marry and if it is in the Constitution. Barrett said at that time that she has “never discriminated on the basis of sexual preference and would not ever discriminate on the basis of sexual preference.”
Hirono said during the third day of the confirmation hearings, “Even though you didn’t give a direct answer, I think your response did speak volumes. Not once, but twice you used the term ‘sexual preference’ to describe those in the LGBTQ community.”
“And let me make clear: ‘sexual preference’ is an offensive and outdated term,” Hirono continued. “It is used by anti-LGBTQ activists to suggest that sexual orientation is a choice.”