dojR000696.xml
Title
dojR000696.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
email
Date Entered
2002-03-13
September 11 Email: Body
Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:10 PM
providing funds failure
Dear Mr. Feinberg,
I am dismayed and angered that you and the Sept. 11 Fund are excluding gays and lesbians who might otherwise be eligible from receiving funds if they lost a loved one in the attacks. It's amazing to me that you include a variety of people -- including illegal aliens, who violate US Federal law by being here illegally, will be eligible to receive money from the Fund. Yet you refuse to allow funds for gay and lesbian victims of Sept. 11--people who are citizens and who contribute to our country in numerous positive ways. You state that this is due to State laws, yet, as stated before, you're willing to make funds available to illegal aliens, who are violating Federal laws.
This is simply a matter of discrimination against citizens of our country. I urge you to change your policy, and make funds available to those lesbians and gay men who are eligible for funds.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Oakland, CA
providing funds failure
Dear Mr. Feinberg,
I am dismayed and angered that you and the Sept. 11 Fund are excluding gays and lesbians who might otherwise be eligible from receiving funds if they lost a loved one in the attacks. It's amazing to me that you include a variety of people -- including illegal aliens, who violate US Federal law by being here illegally, will be eligible to receive money from the Fund. Yet you refuse to allow funds for gay and lesbian victims of Sept. 11--people who are citizens and who contribute to our country in numerous positive ways. You state that this is due to State laws, yet, as stated before, you're willing to make funds available to illegal aliens, who are violating Federal laws.
This is simply a matter of discrimination against citizens of our country. I urge you to change your policy, and make funds available to those lesbians and gay men who are eligible for funds.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Oakland, CA
September 11 Email: Date
2002-03-13
Collection
Citation
“dojR000696.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 16, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/26565.