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2001-12-16

Sunday, December 16, 2001 12:35 PM

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



December 16, 2001


Dear Director Zwick:

I have friends in New York City that are two women who
have been together for 15 years. They are as married
as I am in a heterosexual relationship. Six years ago
they adopted a child that was abandoned by a
drug-addicted white middle class young woman. This
child has been raised in love, with two hard working
parents. One of her parents conducted tours at the
World Trade Center and for some amazing reason was off
on September 10th. If she had died, restrictions to
your program would have kept the child from receiving
compensation for the loss of her parent.

I urge you work for regulations governing the
"September 11 Victim Compensation Fund" which will
ensure that compensation is available to all surviving
families of those killed, INCLUDING the committed
partners and non-biological children of gay and
lesbian victims.

They are all hardworking Americans. They deserve to
be treated as such. Thank you.

Sincerely,


Individual Comment
Athens, GA

2001-12-16