The Gay Hero Who Helped Stop 9/11 — And the Partner Benefits Fight That Came After
The Gay Hero Who Helped Stop 9/11 — And the Partner Benefits Fight That Came After
He helped take down a hijacked plane headed for the Capitol — then his own partner had to fight to be recognized at all.
Tomorrow marks 9/11, and one of the biggest heroes of that day was Mark Bingham — one of the four passengers on Flight 93 who fought back, forcing the plane down in a Pennsylvania field instead of Washington, D.C. Mark was gay, and in the aftermath, his surviving partner was initially denied benefits by the airline until public pressure shamed them into doing the right thing. Melissa…
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