W000710
Monday, November 26, 2001 6:19 PM
compensation to all
Dear Attorney General Ashcroft:
One of the "Heroes of Flight 93" who died after helping crash the plane into
the Pennsylvania countryside in order to stop the terrorists from crashing
it into the White House was an openly gay man, . Is his life
worth less than those of his straight brothers and sisters who also gave
their lives on Flight 93 that day -- simply because he was gay? Should his
partner receive no compensation, while the partners of the other heroes
receive funds from a grateful and sorrowing nation? How does such
discrimination honor those who lost their lives on September 11 -- or who,
like , consciously gave their lives, knowing that their sacrifice
might save others? What sort of message would such discrmination send to
our nation's gay youth, or to our gay soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines
fighting in Afghanistan?
Now is the time to exhibit some of the "compassionate conservatism" touted
by your president and mine. Please ensure that all who lost loved ones in
the tragedy are compensated appropriately, regardless of their sexual
orientation. We owe their dead family members nothing less.
Individual Comment
San Francisco, CA