Had Kagan been a man, she would not have been given confirmed so easily but being a Democrat and perceived as a left leaning liberal progressive made her confirmation be done without any investigation on her background. Her sexual orientation as a LGBT person wold only mean that if it were true then she would have to recuse herself from any LGBT issues brought before the Supreme Court due to lack of impartiality.
Had Kagan been a man, she would not have been given confirmed so easily but being a Democrat and perceived as a left leaning liberal progressive made her confirmation be done without any investigation on her background. Her sexual orientation as a LGBT person wold only mean that if it were true then she would have to recuse herself from any LGBT issues brought before the Supreme Court due to lack of impartiality.