Family Equality Celebrates Justice Breyer’s Commitment to Equality and Calls for Fair and Qualified Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the news that Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, plans to retire, Stacey Stevenson, CEO of Family Equality, released the following statement:
“As a champion of liberty and equality, Associate Justice Breyer will leave behind a distinguished legacy as a consensus builder and vocal defender of the civil rights of every person under the Constitution—including the rights of LGBTQ+ people and families and women. Today, Family Equality unequivocally celebrates his commitment to securing the rights of our families.
We recognize that with his retirement, the Biden Administration has an opportunity to create a Court that better reflects our families and nation. The President has already committed to appointing the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. As such, we are calling upon the President to fulfill this historic commitment by swiftly selecting a nominee with a demonstrated commitment to equal justice under the law who represents the incredible diversity of our country.”
About Family Equality
Family Equality advances legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change. Family Equality believes every LGBTQ+ person should have the right and opportunity to form and sustain a loving family, regardless of who they are or where they live. Learn more at familyequality.org.
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