dojR002415.xml

dojR002415.xml

born-digital

email

yes

no

2002-03-20

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 6:43 PM


In response to an email I received from a friend:

"To protest the exclusion of gay and lesbian partners from receiving
U.S.government benefits for their September 11 losses, send a brief e-mail to
victimcomp.comments@usdoj.gov"

I would personally like to add my opinion to this matter. These people, like
any of the other family/marrige partners who lost a loved one in the tragedy,
also feel the pain of loss just as deeply as anyone else. To exclude them is
to show a prejudice against American citizens in a time of need. It isn't
constitutional to exclude any American from the same rights that his or her
countrymen benefit from.

Individual Comment

2002-03-20