R001099
Saturday, March 16, 2002 4:40 PM
To whom it may concern:
I am positively outraged that the powers that be have, for some reason,
decided that survivors' benefits for the 9/11 disaster will not be allocated
to any life-partners of homosexuals. By your actions in this case, you have
arbitrarily sent the message that the survivors of gays who gave their lives
that day are somehow not as important as the survivors of other victims.
Since my tax dollars might well end up supporting this program, I want you
to know, as a taxpayer, that I am extremely disappointed that you are making
such value judgments in this case.
One of the most well-known heroes on 9/11 was , a priest who
was killed while giving last rites to a firefighter. Few could argue that
this man was not the very picture of compassion and selflessness. And, yes,
he also happened to be gay.
I am sure that my comments are not the only ones you are receiving on this
matter, so I hope that my voice as well as the clamor of many others' will
force you to reconsider.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Kingston, PA