What is the libertarian position on minority, gay and womens rights?
Libertarians believe every human being is entitled to equality before the law and fair treatment as an *individual* responsible for his or her own actions. We oppose racism, sexism and sexual-preference bigotry, whether perpetrated by private individuals or (especially) by government. We reject discrimination, whether in its ugly traditional forms or in its newer guises as Affirmative Action quotas and “diversity” rules. A free market promotes empowerment and social mobility the best, and we trust that means to equality as much as we distrust attempts to enforce equality at the expense of individual rights.
