Does majority always equal right in a democracy?

No it doesn't.

The majority was narrow, so no, it does not always equal right but that's a major flaw in democracy. Nearly 1/2 of the people who opposed or support something and lost will have to deal with the consequences of not getting what they fought for and it's stupid. It's like, "the voters have spoken, Yes on 8." Am I not a voter? I voted No. I said, "No!" I said, "Separate but equal is always separate but never equal!"

Clearly, we will always be doomed to repeat our past for not learning from history. But, regarding homosexuality, the main problem is that so many people still think it's a choice. Perhaps it was a little, tiny bit easier for blacks to get civil rights than it ever will be for gays because obviously, being black isn't a choice and no one would ever say that. But, as long as people say being gay is a choice, then people will think they have the right to choose whether or not to acknowledge their right to do anything.

As far as what has happened in our immensely primitive past, of course we know the things that were previously voted for were wrong. I wonder exactly what the statistics would be on the majority margins, though. It's plain to see that, since blacks couldn't vote regarding slavery and suffrage that a large majority voted against those things. That just shows how different things are now. They weren't right then (of course since blacks and women couldn't even voice their opinion) just like the narrow majority still isn't right but at least we stood a fighting chance.

This makes my stomach hurt.

Depends who lost.

I didn't vote Obama, but he won fair and square. The majority spoke. That is a democracy.

The Constitutional interpretation that eliminated women's inability to vote and black segregation do not, as many try to say, relate to homosexuality. There is nothing in the Constitution about sexuality. It is up to the states. To take it away from them would be to viloate the Constitution's statement that any power not therein specifically granted the Fed is the state's.

Why do some say "marriage" isn't the issue and some do? I am confused.

The word democracy, means majority wins. So I would say yes. Forget suffer age and all that crap. Society constantly evolves and changes. We at one time had a good society, we had standards, even though some may feel they where unfair. Now look at our society, it is full of corruption, our citizens are nothing but hippocrates and cry babies, our standards moral and living has gone down the tubes. In the end our society will no longer have any standards because standards offend people and might I say our society has gone and is still going Uber PC. So even though I don't like the direction of our society I have no choice but to grin and bear it just like the people before me did. I will say this however, if our society keeps going down the path it is our country will be non longer, Do you remember rome ? do your research and you will see we are going in the same direction.

Society, as a whole, is growing. It has grown since America's inception, and it will grow still. The majority may not always be correct, yet eventually, like in all of the other causes you have stated, the majority belief changes, whether from in favor to opposition, or vice versa.

It is our duty to wait for the day the societal belief changes and we are no longer thought of as immoral, but we are thought of "examples" of a good kind of diversity.

No, it doesn't always mean that. It happens though. You should appeal that proposition. Pass around petitions. Connecticut just passed a law in favor of gay marriage. Perhaps, when California is ready, we will come to accept you.

EDIT: Yes, then the gay community should take to the streets in protest, just as the women did and just as the blacks did. It'll make your voice heard. Nothing this controversial can be expected to be given to you so easily. Let YOUR community's voice be heard. The people aren't deaf. They're just resistant to the change.

It's not necessarily right for all things, but if we ignore the majority, there's no point in the people voting because if even one person disagrees and we say the majority doesn't rule, then whatever was voted on wouldn't pass. Prop 8 is different though, in that it's unconstitutional.

Plainly not! A fundamental principle for making democracy work is that everybody has rights that the majority cannot abolish.

(IMO, the Bush administration has departed from that restriction in ways that threaten American democracy. We might compare the situation to the majority-vote execution of Socrates for being unpopular.)

As far as I can see, a thin majority of California managed to vote to declare the entire state a hate group.

The Civil Rights of this nations minorities has never before been put to a popular vote, and it's not going to work this time either. It can't work because it will negate everything this country is supposed to stand for.

No. The masses are asses, as one of those old politicians said. That's what checks and balances is supposed to do, I guess. The Supreme Court made the right decision the first time.

Unless I am wrong. Was it the Court that gave gays the right to marry in the first place?

Does majority always equal right in a democracy?

No, but Majority rules.