dojA000963.xml

dojA000963.xml

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2001-12-05

Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:33 PM
compensation for the families of gay and lesbian terror victims

It would be unconscionable to deny the rights of survivorship to the families of gay and lesbian victims of the terrorist attacks. This is a time in our country's development for compassion, not a time for pushing the political agenda of the far right. Taxpayers all over this country have gay and lesbian children, parents, relatives and friends. None of us want to see them potentially marginalized by making them less valuable than other American citizens. Imagine, maybe someone on Sept. 11 was rescued by a gay fireman, maybe one of the heroes on the Pennsylvania plane was helped or comforted by a lesbian. Shocking! Would that make their sacrifice less worthy? Children of gay and lesbian parents, as well as their long-term partners, deserve the same consideration as others. How could you contemplate that they do not!?

Individual Comment
Toledo, OH

2001-12-05