dojR000590.xml
Title
dojR000590.xml
September 11 email body
Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:41 AM
Compensation for Gay/Lesbian Survivors
I cannot believe this fund will purposefully overlook gay/lesbian survivors
because the state in which they reside may/may not recognize their
relationships. I for one am very angry over this issue. I live in a state
(Georgia) that doesn't recognize my relationship with my partner of 20+ years.
If something happened to me in that manner, I would want him to receive the
same compensation as all the other families.
This situation is the very reason I did not contribute to the fund. As much as
I grieved for everyone, I knew gays/lesbians would be discriminated against.
Therefore, I gave to an organization that would help people like myself.
I'm ashamed of Mr. Feinberg's comments on Meet the Press. Someone should have
run a plane into him.
Individual Comment
Decatur, Ga
Compensation for Gay/Lesbian Survivors
I cannot believe this fund will purposefully overlook gay/lesbian survivors
because the state in which they reside may/may not recognize their
relationships. I for one am very angry over this issue. I live in a state
(Georgia) that doesn't recognize my relationship with my partner of 20+ years.
If something happened to me in that manner, I would want him to receive the
same compensation as all the other families.
This situation is the very reason I did not contribute to the fund. As much as
I grieved for everyone, I knew gays/lesbians would be discriminated against.
Therefore, I gave to an organization that would help people like myself.
I'm ashamed of Mr. Feinberg's comments on Meet the Press. Someone should have
run a plane into him.
Individual Comment
Decatur, Ga
September 11 email date
2002-03-13
Source
born-digital
Media Type
email
Created by Author
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Described by Author
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Date Entered
2002-03-13
Collection
Citation
“dojR000590.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/32528/.