R002509
Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:15 PM
Unfair treatment of homosexual partners
I feel outraged that gay and lesbian partners of those who died on September
11 are not automatically going to receive the same benefits as heterosexual
spouses will.
If September 11 has taught us anything, it's that our patriotism and love of
country transcends our differences and unites 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.
Apparently, that family just got a divorce.
The hyphens seem not to matter when our government wants to use our heroism
to inspire others, but when it comes time to actually aid the families of
those heroes, the hyphens come back with a vengeance, and it seems that some
American heroes are now unequal with others.
Even fetuses and illegal aliens will be receiving benefits, 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.
This is not right and I strongly urge you to correct this unfair treatment
of my fellow Americans.
Sincerely,
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