Advocacy group: Nearly a third of Trump judicial nominees are anti-LGBT
Source: The Hill
BY LYDIA WHEELER - 12/20/17 11:33 AM EST
Nearly a third of President Trump’s judicial nominees have records that demonstrate a hostility towards the rights of LGBT people, according to a new analysis released Wednesday by Lambda Legal.
The LGBT advocacy group said one-in-three, or 16 of the 59 nominees that Trump has put forth since taking office, have anti-LGBT records, including Leonard Steven Grasz who was recently confirmed to 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Grasz was rated “not qualified” by the American Bar Association out of concern that he would be unable to be an impartial judge.
Lambda Legal said Grasz served as the Board Director of Nebraska Family Alliance, which opposed marriage equality, bans on conversion therapy and anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.
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