I have noted that back in the day, women and minority groups demanded their civil rights. But nowadays, whether the demonstrators are marching for abortion, LGBT issues, or against Confederate monuments, they are more likely to be demanding their civil wrongs.
They aren’t demanding equal treatment but special treatment.
Not the right to assemble but the right to deny others gatherings to express other opinions, whether seeking to shut down Christian schools that teach traditional values or a violent heckler’s veto.
It is not equal rights to live, work, act but demands that no one can criticize their lifestyle, their political ideology.
And they use everything from lawsuits to hate speech rules we should never accept in any form - because liberals already define themselves as love, rational, smart, educated and conservatives as stupid, crazy, evil haters.
The article could be a little more clear.
There is a clear and significant difference between demanding equal treatment by the government and demanding special privileges enforced by the government.
Equal treatment does not take away anyone’s right.
Special treatement requires someone to give up something for you.
The crybullies of today demand that you do things for them. They are not demanding equal treatment.