A libertarian view of Rights

First of all, We need to recognize the difference between Rights and Privileges.

When we talk about Rights, we are usually talking about Human Rights.  Meaning, those things referred to in the U.S. Declaration of Independence which are given to us by a force beyond the reckoning of mankind, thus, no man or group of men can deny or deprive those rights to any other person because they are "only" human, not having that power from whence those Rights are given.

Privileges are those earned by a variety of ways or even given for some participation or recognition for association or reward usually.  Join a social club, members have certain rights that non-members do not have though non-members may have certain privileges by being guests of members that uninvited guests will not enjoy.

You do not have rights just because of your geographic origin or nationality in the U.S.  You do not have rights because of your skin color or a language you speak.  You do not have rights because of a disability that is recognized as debilitating.

You have Rights because you are a human, for no more and for no less a reason than that.

For the libertarian minded, we don't really care where you are from, what you look like, how you get your freak on, what genitalia you have, etc... to have your human rights recognized and respected.  Those rights, to us, are indisputable.

When someone is denied or deprived of human rights for any reason, we oppose it.  You don't have to prove to us why you like to get some kinky freak on or how you look the way you look or what happened to you to disable you, etc...  We don't care because to us, it doesn't matter why.  You are human, you are entitled to have your human rights recognized and respected.  Period.

However, the moment you try to force acceptance of your personal preferences or how you have adapted in society as a result of your color, disability, who you prefer to have sex with, how you see yourself, etc...  well now, we can revisit that 1st Amendment which says that you can express yourself how you like but you cannot "make" or force others to buy it, accept it, or believe it.

By forcing acceptance, all you really accomplish is alienating people who otherwise wouldn't really have given a rat's patoot but now you are violating the "Do what you want just don't get any one me" principle.  I may personally find what someone does with their life disgusting, stupid and/or reprehensible.  As long as they aren't harming anyone else or forcing someone else to live their life according to their own values and choices, then I will defend your basic human rights as vehemently as I would someone I favor greatly.

Human rights don't get to be played favorites.

If people could get that through their heads, we wouldn't have all this nit-wittery going on about rights for abcdefg, etc...

The libertarian minded folks don't necessarily get into stopping suppression of human rights because we support a lifework or skin color or whatever.  It's not about being Pro whatever.  It's about being AGAINST the violation of any basic human rights for whatever reason.

Don't mistake our support for human rights as support for your cause, condition, choice, etc....  In the end, we of the libertarian mentality really don't care about that.  We just care that human rights are recognized and respected for ALL people.