dojR000096.xml
Title
dojR000096.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
email
Date Entered
2002-03-11
September 11 Email: Body
Monday, March 11, 2002 10:28 AM
9/11 Support
Could you please explain to me why some gay Americans are being left out? I
really would like to know! First, they are Americans! AMERICANS!! Should
they not be allowed the same benefits under this Fund BEFORE an illegal
alien? Those illegal aliens, if lost loved ones, deserve the compensation
just like everyone else. However, I would think an American Citizen, someone
who actually lives here LEGALLY, would get a nod and compensation long before
someone living here illegally. I sincerely doubt anyone is going to stop and
say, "Let's sue because some gay person got benefits and our state doesn't
allow that!" Do you know what kind of ill will and basic dislike that person
would receive? Not just from gay americans (There's that word again -
AMERICANS!!) also from other people who are heterosexual. For someone, to
actually attach a lawsuit again someone who suffered through the 9/11 with
their loved ones dying, would be horrendous! That person would probably be
received as a terrorist in his own country for something like that. All
those people died for no reason whatsoever, and they will always be
remembered. However, why should some of them be considered lesser of a
memorial than others? Surely it would not be of their sexual orientation?
Come on one would think this country, The Land of the Brave and the Free, is
not going to let someone go unnoticed! I don't know, maybe I'm just one of
those people that think everyone should be equal. If you stop and think
about it, people that say gay people want gay rights....What they are simply
asking for is basic human rights! Is that hard to believe? Right thats are
given to every person that live in this country, are given rights, however
some people are out there that wish to deny people that. We like to call
ourselves The United States, but how United are we? Maybe that should be a
question posed to every American (Funny, how that word keeps popping up -
AMERICANS!!) Maybe in a perfect world things will run smoothly, however,
until then we should be making the best out of it, not trying to divide the
country even further.
Individual Comment
9/11 Support
Could you please explain to me why some gay Americans are being left out? I
really would like to know! First, they are Americans! AMERICANS!! Should
they not be allowed the same benefits under this Fund BEFORE an illegal
alien? Those illegal aliens, if lost loved ones, deserve the compensation
just like everyone else. However, I would think an American Citizen, someone
who actually lives here LEGALLY, would get a nod and compensation long before
someone living here illegally. I sincerely doubt anyone is going to stop and
say, "Let's sue because some gay person got benefits and our state doesn't
allow that!" Do you know what kind of ill will and basic dislike that person
would receive? Not just from gay americans (There's that word again -
AMERICANS!!) also from other people who are heterosexual. For someone, to
actually attach a lawsuit again someone who suffered through the 9/11 with
their loved ones dying, would be horrendous! That person would probably be
received as a terrorist in his own country for something like that. All
those people died for no reason whatsoever, and they will always be
remembered. However, why should some of them be considered lesser of a
memorial than others? Surely it would not be of their sexual orientation?
Come on one would think this country, The Land of the Brave and the Free, is
not going to let someone go unnoticed! I don't know, maybe I'm just one of
those people that think everyone should be equal. If you stop and think
about it, people that say gay people want gay rights....What they are simply
asking for is basic human rights! Is that hard to believe? Right thats are
given to every person that live in this country, are given rights, however
some people are out there that wish to deny people that. We like to call
ourselves The United States, but how United are we? Maybe that should be a
question posed to every American (Funny, how that word keeps popping up -
AMERICANS!!) Maybe in a perfect world things will run smoothly, however,
until then we should be making the best out of it, not trying to divide the
country even further.
Individual Comment
September 11 Email: Date
2002-03-11
Collection
Citation
“dojR000096.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 18, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/23789.