R000890
Saturday, March 16, 2002 12:26 AM
Fw: Sept 11 fund discrimination
I am concerned about apparent efforts by homosexuals to try and reap
inappropriate political benefit from the tragedy of Sept. 11. In
particular, I'm referring to their belief that friends/partners of
homosexuals who died in the plane crashes should receive compensation.
Why should live-in friends of homosexuals who died be given special
consideration? To do so would be discriminating against heterosexuals.
Just because homosexuals live together doesn't make them special, just as
two heterosexual friends who might choose to live together aren't special.
Homosexuals who live together and call themselves partners should not be
given consideration above and beyond that given to heterosexuals -- be they
male or female -- who choose to live together without the benefit of
marriage.
I'm all for treating homosexuals as heterosexuals are treated. For
example, I consider every person on flight 93 who fought back against
terrorists to be heroes -- no matter their sex, race, age, religion, sexual
orientation or any other characteristic. However, to give homosexuals
special treatment is discriminating against heterosexuals. Therefore, it
would be completely wrong and would open the government to class action
lawsuits to compensate any friend a homosexual victim leaves behind, without
also compensating any friend a heterosexual victim leaves behind.
Please don't allow militant homosexuals to succeed in their twisted and
politically self-serving efforts to equate lack of monetary support for
friends homosexual victims leave behind with supposed discrimination against
the homosexuals who died that day. To refuse to compensate live-in partners
and other friends of homosexuals who died on Sept. 11 is completely
appropriate, just as it is completely appropriate to refuse to compensate
live-in partners and other friends of heterosexuals who died on Sept. 11.
This whole idea smacks of political correctness -- placing prejudice and
favoritism over objectivity and fairness.
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