We are all sinners, whether we are in a heterosexual relationship, or a homosexual one. The gay people I know in long term relationships are just as committed to God and to their partner as many male/female marriages. This ruling gives gay people, many of whom have known they were gay since childhood, the same secular rights that heterosexual people have had for a long time. I am not happy overall about homosexuality, but it exists. I can't make it go away by pretending it doesn't. Since it is not going away, those who are gay need the same rights I have.