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September 7, 2018
by Larissa Pham, News and Rapid Response Coordinator

We Asked. But Judge Kavanaugh Refused To Answer.

Following GLAAD’s efforts to push senators on the Judiciary Committee to ask about LGBTQ issues, including hand-delivering letters to members of the committee, Senator Kamala Harris and Senator Cory Booker took our questions to the floor, both questioning Judge Brett Kavanaugh on this topic during the second day of confirmation hearings. Yet Judge Kavanaugh refused to answer their questions directly—suggesting that, if confirmed, he won’t be ruling with LGBTQ rights in mind.

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GLAAD demands Senate Judiciary Committee hold Judge Brett Kavanaugh accountable on LGBTQ rights

GLAAD demands Senate Judiciary Committee hold Judge Brett Kavanaugh accountable on LGBTQ rights

September 4, 2018, New York, NY – As the Senate Judiciary Committee begins confirmation hearings, GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today demanded transparency and accountability on LGBTQ rights from Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court seat made vacant by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy.

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About GLAAD: GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org or connect with GLAAD on Facebook and Twitter.

The Trump Administration dined in the White House with an anti-LGBTQ activist who said marriage equality was the ‘creation of Satan’

The Trump Administration dined in the White House with an anti-LGBTQ activist who said marriage equality was the ‘creation of Satan’

August 28, 2018, NEW YORK - GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, released the following research to draw attention to the anti-LGBTQ record of the guests Trump hosted last night and call on media to put the event into proper context by reporting on the anti-LGBTQ records of the public figures who attended the event.

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About GLAAD: GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org or connect with GLAAD on Facebook and Twitter.

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