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And there were laws in many states, up to the 1960s, that required blacks in public buses to go to the back of the bus, if a white person wanted their seat in the front of the bus. Does that mean that blacks don't have a civil right to sit anywhere they want on public buses?

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Race is an open, and conspicous immutable characteristic. Homosexuality is based on a behavior not a skin pigment. There is no need for black people to have a red shirt on in order for you to identify the race. Black people can not change their pigment by choice. The analogy is incorrect. If you put on an SAT application that you are black or apply for a scholarship reserved for black people you will be rejected when your skin pigment is observed. Homosexual behavior can be claimed or denied at will or whim.

"Race is an open, and conspicous immutable characteristic. Homosexuality is based on a behavior not a skin pigment."

People are either homosexual, or not, based on my experience. (I'm not...not that there's anything wrong with it. ;-))

"Black people can not change their pigment by choice."

I read and heard of many, many homosexuals who wish they weren't (e.g., homosexuals who have undergone or sought excorcisms). If you think they can "change," I don't think science supports your theory.

"Homosexual behavior can be claimed or denied at will or whim."

I don't see how this is addressing my question (which was only one of many ;-)).

The question I asked was whether blacks have a civil right to sit anywhere they want to on a bus. If the answer is "yes," that's fine. If the answer is "no," that's fine. (Most people, including me, won't agree...but we don't need to debate that question, until the others have also been answered.)