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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