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2002-03-14

Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:24 PM
9/11 Fund to Discriminate Against Gays


Reading the article "9/11 Fund to Discriminate Against Gays" by at About.com,
(http://uspolitics.about.com/library/weekly/aa031102a.htm), left me
shocked, upset and angry that an opportunity to respond with a gesture
of goodwill and charity to all the unfortunate victims of the 9/11
tragedy and their survivors was consciously lost by the administrators
of the 9/11 fund.

By denying domestic partners of gay and lesbian victims of the 9/11
tragedy an equivalent distribution of the charitable funds given for all
victims, the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund and the Department
of Justice sullies and denies their profoundly meaningful acts of
courage, bravery and altruism. I'll be certain that all my friends and
acquaintances, regardless of sexual orientation, know about this most
recent act of cowardice and do all that is possible to inform their
Congressional representatives to bring what collective voting and
funding power we have to bear upon changing this misguided and
ultimately immoral policy decision.

Individual Comment
Oakland, CA

2002-03-14