"It's not anything I'm going to get into." - Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
We like to think that sexual orientation should be trivial in our society, but the fact is, it's not. In certain places, it's still a really big deal. The United States Supreme Court is a place where it's a big deal.
Obama likes "don't ask, don't tell" for the military, and he likes it for the Supreme Court. That Kagan has not simply said she's a lesbian and then put the matter to rest says a lot about her character, and none of it good.
Being gay is trivial, when it's not an issue to hide, but merely part of who a person is. It has nothing to do with whether or not she'd be a good judge. She'll be an awful justice regardless of orientation.
It's sad and depressing that a major change in the glass ceiling has to be hidden behind a wall of shame.
Kagan's shame, not the shame of being gay.
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