Oval Office sit-down was the first for an LGBTQ newspaper
Among them are 11 LGBTQ judges, the same record-setting number who were nominated and confirmed under former President Barack Obama
"We do believe in human rights; we do believe that violence & discrimination is not OK," she said. "And we lead by example"
Berner becomes the 1st openly LGBTQ person to ever serve on the 4th Circuit & the 3rd LGBTQ woman to serve on any federal appellate court
The Committee's Democratic Chair U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.) said this line of questioning has become rote for his Republican colleagues
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate the Biden-Harris administration will have appointed 11 openly LGBTQ judges to serve on the federal bench
