R002825
Friday, March 29, 2002 11:33 PM
Benefits being denied
I am appalled that in this day and age our Country, our Government, is
denying benefits to GLBT families of which one was lost during the September
11th terrorist attacks. As I was reading the website I noticed the name
"September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001." According to the
Meriam-Webster Dictionary, your use of the word 'Victim' is correct in this
decision to exclude GLBT American's compensation for the loss of their loved
ones.....please see highlited area in definition below.........this seems to
explain it to me! Once again, let me tell you, I am angered at this action
our Government is taking. A family is a family, and a family torn apart is a
FAMILY torn apart........and should be treated as such. Also see definition
of FAMILY below.
Main Entry: vic·tim
Pronunciation: 'vik-t&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English vyctym, from Latin victima; perhaps akin to Old
High German wIh holy
Date: 15th century
1 : a living being sacrificed to a deity or in the performance of a religious
rite
2 : one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent <
the schools are victims of the social system>: as a (1) : one that is
injured, destroyed, or sacrificed under any of various conditions (2) : one that is
subjected to oppression, hardship, or mistreatment b : one that is tricked or duped < a con man's victim >
Main Entry: [1]fam·i·ly
Pronunciation: 'fam-lE, 'fa-m&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -lies
Etymology: Middle English familie, from Latin familia household (including
servants as well as kin of the householder), from famulus servant
Date: 15th century
1 : a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head :
HOUSEHOLD
2 a : a group of persons of common ancestry : CLAN b : a people or group of
peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock : RACE
3 a : a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation
: FELLOWSHIP b : the staff of a high official (as the President)
4 : a group of things related by common characteristics: as a : a closely
related series of elements or chemical compounds b : a group of soils that
have similar profiles and include one or more series c : a group of related
languages descended from a single ancestral language
5 a : the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents
rearing their own or adopted children; also : any of various social units
differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family < a
single-parent family > b : spouse and children < want to spend more time with
my family >
6 a : a group of related plants or animals forming a category ranking above a
genus and below an order and usually comprising several to many genera b : in
livestock breeding : (1) : the descendants or line of a particular individual
especially of some outstanding female (2) : an identifiable strain within a
breed
7 : a set of curves or surfaces whose equations differ only in parameters
8 : a unit of a crime syndicate (as the Mafia) operating within a
geographical area © 2001 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Sincerely,
An Appalled American
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