dojR000071.xml
Title
dojR000071.xml
September 11 email body
Monday, March 11, 2002 9:53 AM
9/11 Fund - Don't Discriminate!
On NBC's "Meet the Press" this past Sunday, Kenneth Feinberg indicated that
gay and lesbian partners of 9/11 victims and heroes will not necessarily be
eligible for the same compensation as heterosexual family members who lost
their loved ones. Feinberg's statements were a total cop out and a
horrendous disappointment.
Federal agencies should provide leadership and set positive examples--and
not kowtow to individual states' decisions to discriminate against gays and
lesbians--by including gays and lesbians in 9/11 compensation programs. The
events of 9/11 were an equal-opportunity tragedy, and we have ALL suffered.
I hope your organization will reconsider its decision to discriminate
against gay and lesbian Americans.
Individual Comment
9/11 Fund - Don't Discriminate!
On NBC's "Meet the Press" this past Sunday, Kenneth Feinberg indicated that
gay and lesbian partners of 9/11 victims and heroes will not necessarily be
eligible for the same compensation as heterosexual family members who lost
their loved ones. Feinberg's statements were a total cop out and a
horrendous disappointment.
Federal agencies should provide leadership and set positive examples--and
not kowtow to individual states' decisions to discriminate against gays and
lesbians--by including gays and lesbians in 9/11 compensation programs. The
events of 9/11 were an equal-opportunity tragedy, and we have ALL suffered.
I hope your organization will reconsider its decision to discriminate
against gay and lesbian Americans.
Individual Comment
September 11 email date
2002-03-11
Source
born-digital
Media Type
email
Created by Author
yes
Described by Author
no
Date Entered
2002-03-11
Collection
Citation
“dojR000071.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/29556/.