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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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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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School official denounced Matthew Shepard play for making Christians look bad. Now he’s suing.
Assistant principal Corey McNellis was worried about “how the Christian religion comes across in the play” about Matthew Shepard’s death.
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Matthew Shepard’s murder shaped the narrative around hate crimes
Today marks twenty years since the death of Matthew Shepard.
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Ole Miss chancellor: Gay slurs at student play a ‘learning opportunity’
GREENWOOD, Miss. — The chancellor of the University of Mississippi says the disruptions at a campus play with gay slurs and inappropriate laughter from the audience is an opportunity to educate students about tolerance.
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Ole Miss students, football team disrupt ‘Laramie Project’ play with gay slurs
OXFORD, Miss. — An audience consisting of mostly University of Mississippi students, including an estimated 20 Ole Miss football players, disrupted the University’s theater department production of “The Laramie Project” Tuesday night, heckling cast members and shouting anti-gay slurs.
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Ford’s Theatre to produce Matthew Shepard play, ‘The Laramie Project’
WASHINGTON — The Washington theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated will produce the play “The Laramie Project” and offer programs about bullying and violence against LGBT people.
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N.J. Catholic high school cancels production of ‘The Laramie Project’
LAWRENCE, N.J. — Administrators at a New Jersey high school have cancelled the planned production of “The Laramie Project,” and claimed that parents were worried that the choice for the play was inappropriate for high school students.