I think you make a good point, Steve. It shouldn't really matter whether the majority believes gay marriage to be right or wrong. This is a matter of individual rights. If the marriage of gay people causes no harm to the general population, then the general population should not have the right to determine whether people should marry.

This is being handled mostly in the courts in the U.S., sometimes (like here in California) despite the results of one or more election initiatives where the majority has voted to outlaw gay marriage. Some people are outraged that the courts have defied the majority vote - but as I've said, this is a matter of individual rights that should not be dictated by the will of the majority.

-Joe-