R001733
Monday, March 18, 2002 10:24 AM
Victims Compensation
To whom this may concern:
I am outraged and hurt by your decision to try to exclude the rights and
compensation of the many gay and lesbian heroes that have died for our
country on 9/11. We have contributed greatly to the cause and as an american
l am furious that people would go to such an extent to try to discredit those
who have fearlessly given their lives for a cause that had nothing to do with
them.
I sincerely hope you rethink your stance on excluding funds for those gay
and lesbians who need it just as much as their heterosexual peers do. Hurt is
hurt and pain is pain, who are you to tell anybody who should and should not
receive compensation for their efforts, heroism and loss on 9/11.
As someone who has contributed money to the 9/11 fund and as someone who
knows a great many people I urge you to allow gays and lesbians affected to
receive their due as well. If however money was not directed to ALL of the
people who are not only eligible to receive it but should receive it, I,
along with many of my colleagues and friends will cease contributing to your
causes.
I pray that you will understand that whether gay, lesbian, straight or
bi-sexual, what people do in the privacy in their bedrooms should have no
bearing on the content of their character or in any way diminish their great
deeds.
Cordially,
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