September 11 Digital Archive

dojA000264.xml

Title

dojA000264.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

email

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2001-12-02

September 11 Email: Body


Sunday, December 02, 2001 10:47 PM
equitable treatment for 9/11 victims

Department of Justice Staff,
I write to beg you to include recognition of partners of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender victims of 9/11 terrorism. We have all suffered equally in our losses, and it is a most egregious insult to exclude those of us who, by sheer accident of birth, are different from the legally recognized family structures. You must realize that WE ARE ALL AMERICANS, and we have the same dreams, goals, losses, etc., as do our straight, traditional counterparts. PLEASE INCLUDE EVERYONE IN THE UPCOMING DECISION FOR RELIEF.
PLEASE TREAT OUR RELATIONSHIPS AS VALID. Many of us have relationships that span several decades!
Thank you,
A Gay American

Individual Comment


September 11 Email: Date

2001-12-02

Citation

“dojA000264.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 15, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/22163.