R000969
Saturday, March 16, 2002 2:23 PM
Please DO NOT Discriminate
It has come to my attention that the 9/11 victim's fund is not
automatically allowing the same benefits to the survivors of same-sex
relationships as ALL survivors of heterosexual relationships will
receive. I do not understand why this should be the case.
This is even more disturbing when it is announced that
illegal aliens will receive the benefits and that companies who have
hired illegal workers will be overlooked so their employee's survivors
can receive these benefits.
I am NOT against allowing "illegals" to receive these
benefits, but I am definitely outraged by the fact that you consider
Gays as a totally separate group that is NOT necessarily worthy of these
well-deserved benefits.
Why are illegal aliens more worthy than survivors of a safe
sex relationship? Why can the law be overlooked for "illegals" at the
same time that you insist the fund operate to the "letter of the law"
when it comes to gay spouses?
A hero is a hero is a hero; Gay, straight, legal, illegal,
Black, White, Christian, Jew etc. All the heroes that died on 9/11 are
the same. PLEASE, treat them equally.
Do not denigrate the names and heroic acts of these brave
men and women based solely on their sexual orientation. Doing so is
blatantly hateful and unfair and not worthy of a country as great as the
United States of America.
Thank you for your consideration of my concerns,
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