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2002-03-21

Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:24 PM
9/11 fund


Dear Mr. Feinberg:
I am writing to voice my concern over the exclusion of same-sex partners from
the 9/11 Victims' Compensation Fund. This horrible tragedy was unprecedented
and
affected people from all walks of American society. All the affected deserve
our help. Your administration has recognized that a compassionate and
effective response will entail making certain exceptions to general U.S.
policy on eligibility for public benefits, such as making compensation
available to undocumented aliens (and protecting their employers from
prosecution should such individuals come
forward). Please make sure that ALL affected families and households receive
the assistance they need to cope with this terrorist attack, whether the
household
was counting on the income of a brother or sister, an opposite-sex but
unmarried partner, a same-sex partner, or a friend. Fair rules can be
devised for assisting all families and households who were directly affected
by this terrorist attack. Please
don't use this national tragedy as an opportunity to cut out or further
marginalize people whose loss and grief is no less real because they are not
heterosexual.

Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Pittsburgh, PA

2002-03-21