The struggles of those who must adjust to being accepted are important. To live your entire life thinking that you will not be allowed a basic right isn't gotten over easily. There are many who think that gay marriage is wrong. After speaking with them, it is sometimes a bigoted opinion and sometimes it is an honest religious belief. But no matter where the opinion comes from, marriage is not a religious institution as currently practiced. It is a legal one. We must respect that legally, we cannot limit relationships among consenting adults.

That is the legal opinion. To me, that is enough. But personally, the hate I feel from those who believe that being gay is wrong is unacceptable. No matter who you are, you know and care for someone who is gay, even if you don't know it. You should want your friend/mother/son/cousin/coworker to be free to marry who they love, as long as that other person is a consenting adult. Love is a beautiful thing.