dojR000050.xml
Title
dojR000050.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
email
Date Entered
2002-03-11
September 11 Email: Body
Monday, March 11, 2002 12:37 PM
9/11 Victims Fund
To Whom It May Concern:
I read recently that the distribution of victim's funds for the 9/11 attacks will be made available "in accordance" with a given state's laws.
Becuase the vast majority of states do not legally recognize gay and lesbian relationship this means that most of the gays and lesbians who had partners die that die will not be eligible for compensation.
How can Kenneth Feinberg in good and fair conscious refuse any person or group who had partners die in this trategy?
Mr. Feinberg suggests that he or the federal government might get sued if he were to grant moneys to victims in states where gay and lesbain parternerships are not legally recognized.
So what?
According to previous words of Mr. Feinberg, this fund was supposedly set up in the name of courage for people who "did what was right" that day to protect others.
Where is Mr. Feinberg's courage to do what's right? Does he really beleive that some groups of people are less deserving of compensation that others?
I say let those sue who feel inclined to do so. And I say that if the leader of the victim's fund is "scared" of some legal papers being shuffled around, he should consider the fear that gay and lesbian people who lost loved ones that day are going to have to face.
Individual Comment
Royal Oak, MI
9/11 Victims Fund
To Whom It May Concern:
I read recently that the distribution of victim's funds for the 9/11 attacks will be made available "in accordance" with a given state's laws.
Becuase the vast majority of states do not legally recognize gay and lesbian relationship this means that most of the gays and lesbians who had partners die that die will not be eligible for compensation.
How can Kenneth Feinberg in good and fair conscious refuse any person or group who had partners die in this trategy?
Mr. Feinberg suggests that he or the federal government might get sued if he were to grant moneys to victims in states where gay and lesbain parternerships are not legally recognized.
So what?
According to previous words of Mr. Feinberg, this fund was supposedly set up in the name of courage for people who "did what was right" that day to protect others.
Where is Mr. Feinberg's courage to do what's right? Does he really beleive that some groups of people are less deserving of compensation that others?
I say let those sue who feel inclined to do so. And I say that if the leader of the victim's fund is "scared" of some legal papers being shuffled around, he should consider the fear that gay and lesbian people who lost loved ones that day are going to have to face.
Individual Comment
Royal Oak, MI
September 11 Email: Date
2002-03-11
Collection
Citation
“dojR000050.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/33533.