Loretta Lynch Says She's Committed To Gay Rights As Supreme Court Considers Marriage Bans
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- On Top Magazine Staff
- | April 29, 2015
Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday said that she and the Department of Justice are committed to gay rights.
“I am committed – as is this department – to ensuring equal dignity and equal treatment for all members of society, regardless of sexual orientation,” she said in a statement.
Lynch released the statement on the same day that the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging bans on gay marriage in Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky and Michigan.
(Related: Supreme Court justices appear divided on gay marriage.)
“As we argue today before the Supreme Court, same-sex couples deserve that treatment now,” she added.
On Monday, The 55-year-old Lynch was sworn in as the nation's 83rd attorney general and the first African-American woman to hold the position. She replaces Eric Holder, who strongly supported gay rights.