ever since our country was founded on basic principles of the equality of every individual with 'inalienable rights,' that idea has been tested over and over again.
it would seem that what is written on paper as a 'right' often has to be claimed, or it can still be denied by those who are already comfortable with their own rights and don't see any need to protect the rights of small groups who they may not understand.
in fact, even one single person should have the same rights, regardless of whether he/she belongs to a minority group with power, or not.