Donald Trump has just nominated a conservative judge, who also happens to be gay, to the US Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. The judge, Patrick Bumatay, would cover the important Ninth District that represents states like Arizona, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Hawaii. Bumatay is known for his conservative stances and his association with the Federalist Society, the group growing in importance and dominance that’s crafting our legal system. He also notably worked on the confirmations of three conservative Supreme Court justices: John Roberts, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch.

Log Cabin Republicans are thrilled with the nomination. Gregory T. Angelo said: “As someone who has personally known Pat for the better part of a decade, I can tell you I will have great personal satisfaction to see him seated on the bench on the 9th circuit. Patrick is highly qualified, and the fact that he is openly gay only adds to the historic nature of his nomination.”

Some right-wingers, though, are against his nomination, solely because he’s gay.