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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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PoliticsOne 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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PoliticsMatthew 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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NewsA 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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Election NewsThe 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 HistoryHere’s your complete list of LGBTQ holidays & commemorations just in time for ‘Spirit Day’
And if you don’t know what Spirit Day is, don’t worry. We’ve gotcha.
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Commentary
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.”
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LGBTQ HistoryMatthew Shepard’s murder shaped the narrative around hate crimes
Today marks twenty years since the death of Matthew Shepard.
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News (USA)
20 years after he died, Matthew Shepard’s ashes will be interred at the National Cathedral
“We are proud and relieved to have a final resting place for Matthew’s ashes.”
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News (USA)Democrats introduce a bill to ban the gay & trans panic defense
Killing someone because they’re LGBTQ “is not a defense, it is a hate crime.”
