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For Matthew Shepard and countless others, the work to erase hate continues
Fifteen years ago, on the night of October 6, 1998, two men lured Matthew Wayne Shepard, a 21-year old college freshman at the University of Wyoming, from a bar in Laramie. He was kidnapped, robbed, brutally beaten, tied to a fence and left die on the cold Wyoming prairie…
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A gay dad mourns the loss of Joe Bell, killed in the line of duty of being a dad
“Making headway, one step at a time.” This was the last communication from Joe Bell on his epic quest to walk across the United States and do everything within his power to end bullying, intolerance and suicide. His journey was not the result of an idealistic publicity stunt. It was a mission…
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‘Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine’ – The life and legacy of a young gay man
On this 15th anniversary of the murder of Matthew Shepard, filmmaker Michele Josue — a high school classmate and close friend of Matthew’s — brings to the screen the story of the life, death, and lasting legacy of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man with aspirations to one day change the world.
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In Memoriam: Obama, nation pay tribute to the fallen of Sept. 11, 2001
WASHINGTON — For President Barack Obama, the prospect of more U.S. military action in the Middle East hung over his observance Wednesday of the Sept. 11 attacks that occurred a dozen years ago.
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Remembering Billy Lucas, the boy whose suicide inspired a movement
Three years ago today, on September 9, 2010, Billy (William) Lucas, a 15-year-old from Greensburg, Ind., was was found dead in a barn at his grandmother’s home. He had hanged himself.
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ activist dies in traffic accident in N.Y.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Darren Manzella, a gay combat medic discharged from the U.S. Army after criticizing the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in a 2007 television interview, has died in a traffic accident in western New York. He was 36.
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Gay rights pioneer Jose Julio Sarria, founder of Imperial Court System, dies
One of America’s gay rights pioneering leaders, Jose Julio Sarria, passed away quietly in his home in Albuquerque, N.M. Monday morning at 7:02 a.m. He was 90. Sarria was a proud World War II veteran and the very first openly gay candidate to run for public office in North America. He was a candidate for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1961.
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Jamaica: Mob murder of gay teen shows depth of hostility toward LGBT community
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Dwayne Jones was relentlessly teased in high school for being effeminate until he dropped out. His father not only kicked him out of the house at the age of 14 but also helped jeering neighbors push the youngster from the rough Jamaican slum where he grew up.
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AIDS activist Sean Sasser dies
AIDS activist and educator Sean Sasser has died, according to an announcement Wednesday evening by longtime friends.
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‘Glee’ cast member Cory Monteith found dead in Vancouver hotel room
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Cory Monteith, the heartthrob actor who became an overnight star as a high school quarterback-turned-singer in the hit TV series “Glee” but had battled addiction since his teenage years, was found dead of undisclosed causes in a hotel room, Vancouver police said. He was 31.