Check what numbers though, is there a census? If you're going to post that please reference something.
Wait, so you were basing your statement that "there are a HELL of a lot more black people than gay people" off of what? You didn't reference anything. It hardly seems noble of you to make a statement about numbers without providing a reference, and then to expect someone else to provide a reference when you disagree with them.
And by the way, comparisons of numbers have nothing to do with civil rights. If even one person is excluded, it's an unjust system.
And now for some definitions. Marriage, as gay men and women are fighting for it, is a CIVIL issue. It is regarded as a RIGHT by the US supreme court. Therefor, the fight for marriage is a fight of CIVIL RIGHTS.
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Now to address this perceived "infringement" on religious freedom:
My husband and I are married in the eyes of our church. Because the state wouldn't issue us a marriage license at the time of our church wedding, we had to undergo a separate civil ceremony years after our marriage. But our church, like many, doesn't recognize civil ceremonies. The result is that we have two "anniversaries," a civil one, and a religious one. How absurd is that? My religious beliefs, and those of my church, dictate that marriage is a union of two souls. Souls are, themselves, without gender. Therefor, gender is no issue in marriage. How does a ban on same sex marriage NOT infringe on MY religious freedom? And why is my religious freedom less important than yours?