R001061
Saturday, March 16, 2002 3:48 PM
Compensation for Gay partners of 9/11 Gay victims
To Whom It May Concern :
I am writing to express my extreme dissappointment in your actions towards
gay victims and their partners of 9/11. I am shocked and appalled that you
place any less importance on these people's loss than others from that day,
including illegal aliens and unborn fetuses. Gays are no less American than
anyone else who died that day. did not stop to think who he
might be helping by keeping Flight 93 from reaching its intended destination
of destruction.He just did what was right.Now it is YOUR turn to do what is
right. The laws of "life as usual" were changed forever on that fateful day
in September. ALL men...and women....all HUMANS are created equal in
America...or at least that has been the premise of the freedoms fought for by
Americans throughout our history. It is time to break the lines of
discrimination against yet another group of Americans who were willing to
give their lives in the name of what is right and good......the gay Americans
who died on 9/11.
was the first victim of this outrageous act. A man who
risked his life to see that another man's soul would be at peace for
eternity. He sought to do what was right, not to ask the man's religious
beliefs or gender identity. Again, I ask you to do what is right. Do not seek
to lessen these people's sacrifice by demeaning their value . Their partner's
and families lost just as much on that day. Do not add to their grief by
telling them they are not entitled to be thought of as "equal" to the others
who grieve their losses from that tragic day. Once again, I ask you to do
what is right.
Sincerely,
a proud gay American,
Individual Comment
Cleveland, Ohio