dojR002023.xml
Title
dojR002023.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
email
Date Entered
2002-03-18
September 11 Email: Body
Monday, March 18, 2002 4:20 PM
Please provide compensation to same-sex domestic partners of September
11th victims.
Kenneth L. Zwick
Office of Management Programs Civil Division
United States Department of Justice
victimcomp.comments@usdoj.gov
To whom it may concern:
I am calling to express my disappointment that the Department of Justice
is leaving to the laws of individual states whether to provide compensation
for domestic partners of victims of September 11th in the Victims Compensation
Fund. By failing to guarantee support to these domestic partners, the Department
of Justice is implying that the gay and lesbian victims of September 11th,
including
,
and
, are not the heroes that they deserve to be, but are second-class citizens,
not worthy of the support of the others who perished in this tragic event.
Please reconsider this decision and ensure that these people receive the
respect that is due to them under our country's laws.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Washington, DC
Please provide compensation to same-sex domestic partners of September
11th victims.
Kenneth L. Zwick
Office of Management Programs Civil Division
United States Department of Justice
victimcomp.comments@usdoj.gov
To whom it may concern:
I am calling to express my disappointment that the Department of Justice
is leaving to the laws of individual states whether to provide compensation
for domestic partners of victims of September 11th in the Victims Compensation
Fund. By failing to guarantee support to these domestic partners, the Department
of Justice is implying that the gay and lesbian victims of September 11th,
including
,
and
, are not the heroes that they deserve to be, but are second-class citizens,
not worthy of the support of the others who perished in this tragic event.
Please reconsider this decision and ensure that these people receive the
respect that is due to them under our country's laws.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Washington, DC
September 11 Email: Date
2002-03-18
Collection
Citation
“dojR002023.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed September 20, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/30273.