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2002-03-17

Sunday, March 17, 2002 8:54 PM
Victims Fund

To whom it may concern:
We are writing to express our utter dismay and disappointment with the
recent announcement of the exclusion of gay and lesbian victims' family
rights to access to the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. This exclusion
is clearly discriminative and shows that the U.S. still has a long way to go
to be fully inclusive of every type of American that this country consists
of. It simply is not fair that relationships between gay and lesbian
Americans are totally unrecognized, while unborn children and illegal
immigrants are eligible for access to the fund. We truly hoped that in the
shadow of this great tragedy, America would no longer tolerate such injustice
and inequality. It is our sincere wish that you change the current status of
the fund and honor the memories of the many gay and lesbian victims of
September 11 such as , , and , as well as their surviving families and partners.

Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Severna Park, MD

2002-03-17