dojR002045.xml

dojR002045.xml

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2002-03-19

Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:00 AM


Discrimination is un-American

This is unacceptable.

I am outraged that gay and lesbian partners of those who died on September
11 are not automatically going to receive the same benefits as heterosexual
spouses.
How can we choose to offer funds to those who are here in this country
illegally & breaking our laws when we can't even honor our own country men &
women?

If September 11 has taught us anything, it's that our patriotism and love of
country transcended our differences and united us all. We were told that
September 11 was the day that "hyphenated-Americans" were no more, and
rather than being Italian-Americans, African-Americans or gay-Americans, we
were now simply Americans, all of us together as one American family.
Apparently, that family just got a divorce. The hyphens seem not to matter
when our government wants to
use our heroism to inspire others, but when it comes time to actually aid
the families of those heroes, the hyphens come back with a vengeance, and it
seems that some American heroes are now more equal than others. (copied)

We became one gender/one race on 9/11 & now the division of the monies in
the fund by discriminatory people want to break us apart. We are all
Americans & if you can support the people who aren't - then you should be
able to support the people who are - gay or not.

Sincerely,
Individual Comment

2002-03-19