dojR000348.xml
Title
dojR000348.xml
September 11 email body
Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:20 AM
9/11 Fund is discriminating against Gays
Sir or Madam:
This story has been passed along to me, and I must emphatically add my name
to the list of people who think it an outrage that gays are being excluded
from benefits of the 9/11 fund. It is really counter to what we claim our
stand to be as a country in this war, and is not justified by Mr.Feinberg's
facile evasion and downright hiding behind state law. It is not a
justifiable position, legally or ethically, and I must protest strongly the
policy decision that has been made. And it is just that - a policy decision
that has been made to explicitly exclude a group that is not popular with
decision makers. To support this policy certainly gives the strong
impression that the President and Congress are adjudicating in a manner that
is hypocrital in the extreme.
I can only hope that either I am misinformed as to how benefits are actually
being paid, or that something is being done to resolve this terrible
injustice. And one more thing: I would strongly recommend the immediate
replacement of Mr. Feinberg with someone in possession of more political
savvy and sensitivity.
Best regards,
Individual Comment
San Francisco, CA
9/11 Fund is discriminating against Gays
Sir or Madam:
This story has been passed along to me, and I must emphatically add my name
to the list of people who think it an outrage that gays are being excluded
from benefits of the 9/11 fund. It is really counter to what we claim our
stand to be as a country in this war, and is not justified by Mr.Feinberg's
facile evasion and downright hiding behind state law. It is not a
justifiable position, legally or ethically, and I must protest strongly the
policy decision that has been made. And it is just that - a policy decision
that has been made to explicitly exclude a group that is not popular with
decision makers. To support this policy certainly gives the strong
impression that the President and Congress are adjudicating in a manner that
is hypocrital in the extreme.
I can only hope that either I am misinformed as to how benefits are actually
being paid, or that something is being done to resolve this terrible
injustice. And one more thing: I would strongly recommend the immediate
replacement of Mr. Feinberg with someone in possession of more political
savvy and sensitivity.
Best regards,
Individual Comment
San Francisco, CA
September 11 email date
2002-03-12
Source
born-digital
Media Type
email
Created by Author
yes
Described by Author
no
Date Entered
2002-03-12
Collection
Citation
“dojR000348.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/23548/.