Rights are not conferred by government; they are the birthright of all people

Regardless of what side of the political spectrum that you are on, progress has always found a way and social movements always seem to end up pushing through, because the reality is when we are all working together...we are stronger together. When we promote love of each other, we all Win. Hate is vial, Hate is contagious, but the Right Path always wins. So regardless of who wins this Presidency, Regardless of what happens in November...Women's Rights are Human Rights, LGBTQA Rights are Human Rights, African American Rights are Human Rights, Indigenous People's Rights are Human Rights. We all must stand together...to help America realize its more perfect Union.

Hillary Clinton said it best,

"At three o’clock in the morning on Dec. 10, 1948, after nearly two years of drafting and one last long night of debate, the president of the U.N. General Assembly called for a vote on the final text. Forty-eight nations voted in favor; eight abstained; none dissented. And the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. It proclaims a simple, powerful idea: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. And with the declaration, it was made clear that rights are not conferred by government; they are the birthright of all people.

It does not matter what country we live in, who our leaders are or even who we are. Because we are human, we therefore have rights. And because we have rights, governments are bound to protect them. In the 63 years since the declaration was adopted, many nations have made great progress in making human rights a human reality. Step by step, barriers that once prevented people from enjoying the full measure of liberty, the full experience of dignity, and the full benefits of humanity have fallen away. In many places, racist laws have been repealed, legal and social practices that relegated women to second-class status have been abolished, the ability of religious minorities to practice their faith freely has been secured.

​In most cases, this progress was not easily won. People fought and organized and campaigned in public squares and private spaces to change not only laws, but hearts and minds. And thanks to that work of generations, for millions of individuals whose lives were once narrowed by injustice, they are now able to live more freely and to participate more fully in the political, economic, and social lives of their communities."

#PROGRESS, #ONWARD, #HUMANRIGHTSAREFOREVERYONE
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Slavery -> Civil War, 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Bus De-segregation, Brown v. Board of Education, Freedom Riders, Greensboro 4, 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, March on Washington, BLM.

Women's Rights -> Seneca Falls Convention, Women's Suffrage, Women's Right to Vote, Roe v. Wade, Equal Pay Act, (Paid Family Leave), Title IX, Violence Against Women Act.

LGBQTA -> Stonewall Riots, Matt Shepard, Gay Pride Parades, Repeal of DADT, Lawrence v. Texas, Obergefell v. Hodges.