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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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GOP House Speaker candidate Steve Scalise has a long anti-LGBTQ+ record
He reportedly once said that he was like a former leader of the KKK, but “without the baggage.”
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Pride in Pictures 2000s: The battle for marriage equality
In the 2000s, the battle for marriage equality took center stage.
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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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Bill to strengthen federal hate crimes laws introduced in Senate
The bill was filed in response to a court ruling in a bizarre Amish hate crime.
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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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Texas Congressman says if El Paso shooter is charged with a hate crime, pastors will be next
Congressman Louie Gohmert thinks pastors quoting the Bible in church will be prosecuted like mass shooters.
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Here’s your complete list of LGBTQ holidays & commemorations
Get out your calendars and get ready to highlight any LGBTQ “holidays” you want to observe.
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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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Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran is retiring. Here’s why we won’t miss him.
He earned the nickname “Gentleman Thad” for his Southern ways, but he was less than honorable to the LGBT community.