Matthew Shepard

The powerful portrait was dedicated on what would have been Matthew Shepard’s 46th birthday.

Similar “angels” were seen at the funerals of Matthew Shepard and the Pulse shooting victims.

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.

Assistant principal Corey McNellis was worried about “how the Christian religion comes across in the play” about Matthew Shepard’s death.

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

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

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

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

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

Republican lawmakers still want more “stakeholder input” on a hate crimes bill that would be decades late anyway.

Historic trans lawmaker Danica Roem & the mother of Matthew Shepard helped make Virginia the 12th state to ban the so-called defense.

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

From the keynote address to the roll call of votes, LGBTQ people were front and center.

The young gay man’s violent death spurred calls for a nationwide hate crime law.

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.

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.

One of the men who killed James Byrd Jr will be put to death by lethal injection barring a last minute reprieve.

“How would you cooperate with countries that view homosexuality as a sin and a crime that is punishable by death?”

Get out your calendars and get ready to highlight any LGBTQ “holidays” you want to observe.

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.”