Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Friday, March 29, 2002 2:06 PM Gay and Lesbian Benefits and Sept. 11 Fund Ladies and Gentlemen, I am appalled at the insensitive comments made recently on a national news program, stating that gay and lesbian partners of victims of the terrorist attacks on our country will not be compensated in a manner that befits all those affected by this national tragedy. Surely none of you believes that any one person is less deserving of such recognition and assistance than another, based solely on the gender of the partners. I myself am a gay man, sharing my life with the same partner for nearly 22 years. Together we have raised a beautiful daughter and experienced most of the joyful, and painful, things that any committed couple enjoys or suffers. I could not imagine, in the event of a horrific attack like that on September 11, my own government, sworn to protect and serve its populace, telling me that my relationship - my life! - is less important, less meaningful, less valuable, than that of the heterosexual couple who met last month, and married on a whim last week! I urge you to reconsider your stance on this issue. Many loyal, loving, and committed Americans died on that horrible day - Americans who deserve to be honored, respected, and recognized by their nation, for their contributions to the fabric of American life. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojR002819.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-29