R002591
Thursday, March 21, 2002 10:35 PM
DiscrimiNATION
To Whom It May Concern.
I am a heterosexual.
I am outraged by the hypocrisy of the UNITED states government's decision
not to compensate the families of ALL Americans who need relief after 9/11.
How is it okay to fight for or even die for your country if you are
homosexual, as did occur on 9/11, but it is somehow against the law to honor
these individuals when the time to do so presents itself?
I can't imagine the grief of the survivors, a grief that trancsends race and
creed, and even transends our stated policies on illegal aliens in an
attempt to help.
Homosexuals ARE NOT ILLEGAL. They ARE NOT ALIENS. How can we turn our
backs on ANYONE'S loved ones who did such courageous things for AMERICA?
HOMO-AMERICANS are just Americans. They love, just like anyone else. They
proved thier love for this country. Denying relief to the PEOPLE that they
loved, and who loved them, is like a slap in the face.
People are what makes our nation great. ALL kinds of people, each with
different talents and gifts to give.
I sincerely hope a reconsideration takes place. HOMO-victims are still
victims, just like the rest. They cry the same tears, and feel the same
hurt and loss. To deny this not only minimizes their status as Americans,
it minimizes their status as HUMAN BEINGS. I'm ashamed that my country
would turn its back on ANYONE who gave so unselfishly.
I find it adds insult to injury to allow fetuses and illegal aliens latitude
with victim compensation, while completely ignoring the fact that,
statistically, 1 in 10 of those who are gone now happened to not be
heterosexual. How can you dis-count the value of those lives?
Having served in the armed forces, I KNOW that you allow men and women to do
everything up to and including DYING for the U.S., but those who reside in
the HOME OF THE BRAVE are NOT allowed the luxury to live in the LAND OF THE
FREE. Let freedom ring; do the right thing.
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