R000351
Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:46 AM
Gay may not receive benefits
On Sunday morning's "Meet the Press," Kenneth Feinberg, the head of the
September 11 Victim's Compensation Fund (a program of the US Dept. of
Justice), allegedly stated that he is planning on limiting what kind of
compensation goes to gay and lesbian victims of the September 11 terrorist
attacks. And the way the rules read, gays and lesbians may get nothing.
Forget that , a gay man, was one of the heroes who brought United
Flight 93 down in a field in Pennsylvania instead of on top of the US
Congress, where it was supposedly headed. And forget that NY Fire Department
was gay, and that an estimated 10% of those who
died were gay.
This alleged inequity must be halted. All Americans suffered on September
11. Those who have lost partners, no matter the marital status, gay or
straight, if partnership can be proven though checking accounts in common,
same address, etc, then those partners need to receive the same benefits that
other survivors of heros of this disaster receive. It is narrow minded
divisive thinking that is behind the disaster. We need not continue this
type of thinking in this land of freedom and choice. Please rectify these
inequities immediately. Thank you -
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