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I think having an openly gay justice on the Supreme Court would be most important position for a GLBT person to hold.
We know that court clerks have made a difference in swaying opinion – so an actual justice would make a monumental difference from the inside.
It would also make the conservative justices squirm. They would basically be put in a position of looking a colleague in the eyes and saying, “we are going to take away your fundamental rights.”Our community ought to have a voice at the table of justice.
Wayne Besen is the executive director of TruthWinsOut.org
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