September 11 Digital Archive

dojA000147.xml

Title

dojA000147.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

email

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2001-11-28

September 11 Email: Body


Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:16 PM
Fwd: victim compensation

Attachment 1:

victim compensation

Dear Mr. Zwick-
I am writing to urge you to include gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered people
in the selection process for compensation for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
GLBT are American citizens just like heterosexuals- one of the pilots flying
the doomed jet that crashed into the Pentagon was a gay man. His surviving
partner should not be denied benefits based upon his sexual orientation. To
deny GLBT of these benefits would go against the sense of unity that has
overcome this nation since the attacks.
To hear the words of , , and just made my heart ache.... As a gay woman I face discrimination on a daily basis-- I am fortunate in the sense that I did not lose anyone on Sept. 11-- but some of my GLBT peers were not as fortunate... please don't deny them the same compensation that heterosexual couples we be so freely given.
thank you
Individual Comment
burbank CA

September 11 Email: Date

2001-11-28

Citation

“dojA000147.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed July 6, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/21822.