Along those lines, Sen. Al Franken questioned Barrett about her relationship with the Alliance Defending Freedom, a group that actively opposes legal equality for LGBTQ Americans and supports laws that criminalize homosexuality. Barrett argued with the ADF’s designation by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-gay hate group. But her involvement with a group opposing equal protection of the law for some Americans is certainly a valid line of questioning for someone seeking a lifetime position on the federal bench!