R001122
Saturday, March 16, 2002 5:16 PM
9/11 Fund Exclusion of Gays
I am a college student, and being young I am assumed to be
cynical and have little tolerance or respect for our
government. But the latest actions of our government bring
my respect for our government to a new low. The hypocrisy
of our leaders is absolutely appalling. I have lost my
faith. How can our country, our government, our leaders,
and ourselves truly believe in a free world if we fail to
let that freedom encompass all people? We can no longer
seek to find division amongst ourselves.
The policies of division are what have dictated the past
and can no longer be supported. Our countries policies of
division have separated landowners from non-landowners, men
from women, whites from Blacks (and every other race),
Christians from Jews and Muslims, and straight people from
gays and lesbians. When will we learn? I would have
thought that we would have learned September 11th. I was
under the impression that since September 11th, we have all
come together, to be united as a country. But in fact the
opposite is true. From our government's policies targeting
Arab-Americans and other immigrants to the 9/11 fund's
exclusion of gays, our country, our government, our
leaders, and ourselves (if we choose to do nothing about
it) have once again resorted to a policy of divisiveness.
It is time -- in fact it has been time for several years
now -- to take a stand. We can no longer let our
governments policies of division separate us. We are all
Americans, and more importantly we are all humans. No
amount of misguided laws, divisive policies, prejudice or
fear can deny that fact. As a college student, as the
future of this country, I ask you to end this countrys
policies of division and help unite us all, gay and
straight alike, under the banner of humanity.
Sincerely,
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