This short piece is the text of the author’s words of acceptance of the 2005 Allies for Justice Award, cosponsored by the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association and the American Bar Association’s Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities. Koh wrote an amicus in Lawrence v. Texas [539 U.S. 558 (2003)] on behalf of the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as well as other human rights groups. The brief urged the Supreme Court to look to privacy and equality precedents in foreign legal jurisdictions, advice the Lawrence Court has been severely criticized for adopting. His remarks recount this background to an important decision.