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The memory, the horror, the
sheer madness of it all is indelibly ingrained on our minds.
All of us, now matter where in the world we happen to live,
remember clearly exactly what they were doing when the first
heard the news of the terrorist attacks on New York and
Washington. The images of 9-11 and the aftermath of the
terrorist attacks have impacted, in one way or another, all of
our lives.
This is the chronicle of 9-11
and how it has affected the GLBT community.
The total GLBT number of deaths
may never be known. Not all of the victims were 'out'.
But, the list of those who were 'out' is a cross strata of
American life: From Mark Bingham, the ad agency owner who
joined his fellow passengers on United Flight 93 to take on
the terrorists to Mychal Judge, the gay Catholic priest who
died while giving the last rites to a fallen fireman at the
World Trade Center, to a gay couple on their way home.
For those who seek to harm the
gay community it was an opportunity to score points.
Fundamentalist preacher Jerry Falwell attempted to blame gays
for the terrorist attack.
For the families of those who
died, it was a glaring example of the inequity facing people
in same-sex relationships.
Retrospective
of 365Gay.com 9-11 Coverage
The Victims & Their
Stories
-Mark Bingham
-Mykal Judge
-Daniel Brandhorst, his partner Ronald
Gamboaa and their son David Brandhorst and fellow passenger Graham
Berkeley
-Renee Barrett
-Sheila Hein
-NYS Benefits Cover Same-Sex Families
-Red Cross Changes National Policies As
A Result Of 911
The Scapegoating
-Jerry Falwell
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