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Matthew Shepard

    Matthew Wayne Shepard (Dec. 1, 1976 – Oct. 12, 1998) was an openly gay student at the University of Wyoming who was tortured and murdered near Laramie, Wyo., in October 1998. He was attacked on the night of October 6–7, and died a few days later at a hospital in Fort Collins, Colo., on October 12 from severe head injuries. During the trial it was widely reported that Shepard was targeted because he was gay. Shepard’s murder brought national and international attention to hate crime legislation at both the state and federal levels. In October 2009, the U.S. Congress passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Matthew Shepard Act for short), and on Oct. 28, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the legislation into law. [ Wikipedia → ]

    • School official denounced Matthew Shepard play for making Christians look bad. Now he’s suing.
      News (USA)

      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.

      Friday, July 8, 2022
    • New Hampshire could soon ban the “gay panic defense”
      Politics

      New Hampshire could soon ban the “gay panic defense”

      It would become the 16th state to do so. But will Republicans kill the measure?

      Wednesday, January 12, 2022
    • Bar proudly sells shirt that says shooting gay people is the “cure” for AIDS
      News (USA)

      Bar proudly sells shirt that says shooting gay people is the “cure” for AIDS

      The T-shirts with slurs are so popular that they’re sold out.

      Tuesday, July 13, 2021
    • Pride in Pictures 1990s: The fire & fury of AIDS, DOMA & Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
      Pride in pictures

      Pride in Pictures 1990s: The fire & fury of AIDS, DOMA & Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

      The 1990s was wrought with setbacks, but visibility and support continued to grow.

      Thursday, May 20, 2021
    • Virginia banned the gay/trans panic defense on the Transgender Day of Visibility
      News (USA)

      Virginia banned the gay/trans panic defense on the Transgender Day of Visibility

      It’s the 12th state to ban defendants from arguing they “panicked” when they found out their victim was LGBTQ.

      Friday, April 2, 2021
    • Out Rep Mark Takano knows anti-Asian bias attacks show “the long reach of Trumpism”
      Politics

      Out Rep Mark Takano knows anti-Asian bias attacks show “the long reach of Trumpism”

      “It’s this reverse Trumpian logic that the strong prevail over the weak, the preying upon the vulnerable in our country.”

      Thursday, April 1, 2021
    • Wyoming still won’t have hate crime legislation 23 years after Matthew Shepard’s murder
      News (USA)

      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.

      Monday, March 15, 2021
    • Ban on so-called gay & trans “panic” defenses will become law in Virginia
      News (USA)

      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.

      Sunday, February 28, 2021
    • Is America so broken now that we can’t turn back? Do we want to turn back?
      Commentary

      Is America so broken now that we can’t turn back? Do we want to turn back?

      The daunting question as we approach 2021 is, invoking the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “where do we go from here?”

      Thursday, December 31, 2020
    • LGBTQ people played a huge role in Joe Biden’s nomination to be President
      News (USA)

      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.

      Wednesday, August 19, 2020
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