dojA001511.xml

dojA001511.xml

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2001-12-12

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 2:55 PM
Sept. 11


TO: Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice

If it is United We Stand, then how can we be united when 10% of "our"
population is denied basic civil rights and now disaster aid? That is wrong,
and sends the message the the United stand is hollow, the "we" does not
include those groups somebody doesn't like.....

Like many Americans I am gay. Lesbian. With a partner of 25 years and a 20
year old daughter of our relationship. We pay our taxes, are good citizens
and use our joint income to support ourselves and our daughter. We even fill
out the federal college aid forms with both our incomes, altho it only asks
for mother/father....

Aid to those harmed by the horrible events of Set. 11 need to be helped on
the basis of need and not on factors like marriage or heterosexuality. We
are discriminated against enough by "our" gov't. and this would only make
things worse.


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2001-12-12