New Violence Against Women Act Includes Historic Protections for Native American and LGBT Survivors

I am at a loss to understand how any segment of society is more deserving than another for protection. This sort of protection is in itself "discriminatory" in nature, which is the in conflict with the idea that all people have equal rights. 

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/3/8/new_violence_against_women_act_includes