R001930
Monday, March 18, 2002 1:25 PM
9-11 Fund, please do not discriminate
Dear Sir,
I have recently been informed that the partners of
gay-Americans who were killed in the 9-11 terrorist
acts are not going to be receiving compensation from
the 9-11 fund. I AM TOTALLY OUTRAGED BY THIS. I am a
gay-American, and I contributed $100 of my money to
help ALL Americans affected, not just the ones you see
fit based upon your personal bias. If you are willing
to overlook the laws regarding illegal aliens, then
you must overlook the biased laws regarding partners
of gay-Americans. You cannot have it both ways; that
is simple discrimination, and is horrible given the
times we (ALL of us) face as Americans today.
In recent interviews, the head of the September 11
Victim Compensation Fund (a fund created by Congress
to help the families of those who died on September
11) has made clear that the partners of gay and
lesbian heroes of September 11 will not necessarily
receive the same benefits as the spouses of
heterosexual victims of the horrible terror attacks.
EVEN FETUSES AND ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE COVERED!!!
Even fetuses and illegal aliens will be receiving
benefits under this problem - they've even promised to
overlook federal law and NOT arrest and kick out the
families of illegal aliens, nor will they punish
American companies that hired illegals in violation of
federal labor laws. But when it comes to gay and
lesbian heroes of the day - who helped
bring down the flight in Pennsylvania, who died in the line of duty when the first tower fell, and
who was of the plane that crashed into the
(there are many more) - we are told the law
is the law and no exceptions can be made.
If September 11 has taught us anything, it's that our
patriotism and love of country transcend our
differences and unite us all. We were told that
September 11 was the day that "hyphenated-Americans"
were no more, and rather than being Italian-Americans,
African-Americans or gay-Americans, we were now simply
Americans, all of us together as one American family.
Please do what is right: distribute funds to ALL
those affected by this terrible act of hatred. Please
do not commit a second act of hatred by discriminating
against other fellow Americans.
Sincerely,
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