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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
“Angels” protect LGBTQ students & allies from group of over 100 anti-queer protesters
Similar “angels” were seen at the funerals of Matthew Shepard and the Pulse shooting victims.
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Life
Meet 5 queer trailblazers making visibility matter in small-town America
Everyday folks from across the country reveal why they choose to live in small towns and the triumphs and challenges they face along the way.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Politics
Out Rep Mark Takano knows anti-Asian bias attacks show “the long reach of Trumpism”
“Itβs this reverse Trumpian logic that the strong prevail over the weak, the preying upon the vulnerable in our country.β
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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.
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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.
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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?”
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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.
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News (USA)
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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Politics
One of Trump’s bigoted, anti-LGBTQ employees will now sit on the federal bench
At age 40, new Second Circuit Judge Steven Menashi probably has at least a quarter century ahead in which he can poison the law against us.
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Politics
Matthew Shepard’s parents slammed the Trump administration at Department of Justice ceremony
They didnβt 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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A man responsible for one of America’s most brutal hate crimes will be executed today
One of the men who killed James Byrd Jr will be put to death by lethal injection barring a last minute reprieve.
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The 6 queerest moments from last night’s Democratic townhalls
“How would you cooperate with countries that view homosexuality as a sin and a crime that is punishable by death?”
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LGBTQ History
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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Commentary
I never met Matthew Shepard in life, but I know him in death
In the words of Judy Shepard, Mattβs mother, βGo home, give your kids a hug, and donβt let a day go by without telling them you love them.β