Reflections on Five Years of Marriage Equality (or: On the Importance of Throwing Bricks)

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One single quill hangs on the wall of my home office. It’s the badge you collect from counsel table at the Supreme Court of the United States. A bright, white feather intended to evoke the magnanimity of the high court. A trinket to inspire the awe and respect due the institution. A few cells plucked from the head of a great, dying bird…