September 11 Digital Archive

dojR002023.xml

Title

dojR002023.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

email

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

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


September 11 Email: Date

2002-03-18

Citation

“dojR002023.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 15, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/30273.