The wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing scrutiny for remarks she made about the Pride flag recently.
In turn, LGBTQ advocates are questioning whether Alito can adjudicate issues within that community.
Martha-Ann Alito allegedly made comments about the Pride flag. Those comments were secretly recorded conversation during the Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual dinner June 3, per The Hill.
Martha-Ann Alito spoke against a neighbor’s Pride flag. She said she wanted to fly a Sacred Heart of Jesus flag.
“I want a Sacred Heart of Jesus flag, because I have to look across the lagoon at the Pride flag for the next month,” she said.
Her words stung the LGBTQ community.
“It’s fitting that Mrs. Alito’s attitudes towards the queer community are as antiquated as her flags,” said Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus
“Many are rightfully concerned about the hyper-partisan opinions shared by both members of the Alito household, including the Justice’s ability to leave his personal political opinions at home,” Pocan wrote in an email. “Americans, especially women and the LGBTQI+ community, deserve to be able to trust that the Supreme Court won’t leave their rights flipped upside-down and strung up a flagpole — and right now, I’m not sure if they can.”
June is Pride Month in the LGBTQ community.
Catholics also celebrate June as the month of the Sacred Heart.
Martha-Ann Alito talked about a she designed in her head.
She said the flag would have yellow and orange flames surrounding the Italian word for “shame.”
The recording was made by progressive filmmaker Lauren Windso. Windsor attended the event as a member of the society under her real name.
However, she presented hereelf as a religious conservative.
She had conversations with the Alitos and Chief Justice John Roberts, among others.
This isn’t the first time a flag has caused trouble for the couple.
The couple flew an “Appeal to Heaven” flag and an upside-down American flag at their homes in New Jersey and Virginia.
Those flags have been connected to far-right politics, Christian nationalism and the claim that the 2020 election was robbed from former President Donald Trump.
At the June 3 event, Justice Alito said the U.S. should try to be a Christian nation.
Justice Alito is one of the leading conservatives on the bench and frequently rules against LGBTQ rights.
Other turned to X, formerly Twitter, to express their feelings about the Alitos.
