No, it's more about adhering to a strict ideology, which in turn leads to restricting people's rights. If you believe the left is all about opening up people's rights then try driving through San Francisco with a gun in a rear window gun rack, or light up a cigarette in a New York restaurant.
lol infact I don't like smoke in resturants and am quite happy with the 'dictatorship' on smokers.
but I see what you mean by looking at the restrictions to alcohol in public - no such thing as a beergarden in munich.
but allowing gays to marry is a delimitation right ?