dojR000655.xml

dojR000655.xml

born-digital

email

yes

no

2002-03-13

Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:16 PM
please read


>Dear Victims Compensation Fund,
>
>I am writing to voice my concern over the exclusion of same-sex partners from
>the 9/11 Victims' Compensation Fund. This horrible tragedy was unprecedented
>and affected people from all walks of American society. All the affected
>deserve our help. Your administration has recognized that a compassionate and
>effective response will entail making certain exceptions to general U.S.
>policy on eligibility for public benefits, such as making compensation
>available to undocumented aliens (and protecting their employers from
>prosecution should such individuals come forward). Please make sure that ALL
>affected families and households receive the assistance they need to cope with
>this terrorist attack, whether the household was counting on the income of a
>brother or sister, an opposite-sex but unmarried partner, a same-sex partner,
>or a friend. Fair rules can be devised for assisting all families and
>households who were directly affected by this terrorist attack. Please don't
>use this as an opportunity to cut out or further marginalize people whose loss
>and grief is no less real because they are not heterosexual.
>
>Sincerely,

Individual Comment
San Francisco, CA

2002-03-13