A000342
Tuesday, December 04, 2001 1:05 PM
Reply to Invitation for Public Comment Re 9-11 Victims Fund
Dear Mr. Zwick:
I am writing in response to the Department's request for public comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund."
I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure compensation is available to all victims of the attack,including the committed partners and the non-biological children of gay victims.
It is beyond question that the devastating grief and economic losses suffered by the families of gay victims are no less than that of other families. Just as the terrorists didn't care who their victims were, our country must not discriminate in compensating those who suffered the most personal of losses from these terrible attacks.
Many Americans lost their lives in the attacks of September 11, and all these Americans left behind loved ones. I strongly urge the Department to honor thesebonds by treating the families of gay victims as you would any other.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment