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Students petition after high school cancels production of play about slain gay man
The school suggested the students perform something like “Mary Poppins” or “White Christmas” instead.
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President Joe Biden issues statement in remembrance of Matthew Shepard
“Matthew’s tragic and senseless murder shook the conscience of the American people.”
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Matthew Shepard’s killers tried to silence queer folks, but they made us louder than ever
Silent we are not, and silent we will never be again.
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Washington National Cathedral unveils new portrait of Matthew Shepard
The powerful portrait was dedicated on what would have been Matthew Shepard’s 46th birthday.
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Wyoming still won’t have hate crime legislation 23 years after Matthew Shepard’s murder
Republican lawmakers still want more “stakeholder input” on a hate crimes bill that would be decades late anyway.
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Ban on so-called gay & trans “panic” defenses will become law in Virginia
Historic trans lawmaker Danica Roem & the mother of Matthew Shepard helped make Virginia the 12th state to ban the so-called defense.
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LGBTQ people played a huge role in Joe Biden’s nomination to be President
From the keynote address to the roll call of votes, LGBTQ people were front and center.
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Matthew Shepard will be honored with a plaque at the National Cathedral
The young gay man’s violent death spurred calls for a nationwide hate crime law.
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Matthew Shepard’s parents slammed the Trump administration at Department of Justice ceremony
They didn’t even show up for the event honoring the 10th anniversary of passage of the hate crimes law named after their son. They sent a scathing letter instead.
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I never met Matthew Shepard in life, but I know him in death
In the words of Judy Shepard, Matt’s mother, “Go home, give your kids a hug, and don’t let a day go by without telling them you love them.”