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Should LGBT people try to restrict the speech of neo-Nazis & other deplorables?
As Audre Lord said, “the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.”
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President Obama looks back on his LGBTQ legacy in final press conference
Obama gave most of the credit to individual activists who fought for their rights.
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It’s a first: Admitted killer of trans woman is charged with federal hate crime
Prosecutors have never used the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act to bring charges against someone for targeting a victim for being transgender.
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Rising GOP star Virginia Foxx called motive in Matthew Shepard murder a ‘hoax’
Rep. Virginia Foxx was arguing against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which is now a law.
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Matthew Shepard’s mom stars in new political ad: ‘Donald Trump terrifies me’
An iconic voice of the LGBT rights movement is joining the chorus denouncing the increasingly reviled Republican candidate.
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Staying high in the days of going low: Lessons from Michelle Obama
When verbal abuse becomes part and parcel of the everyday parlance, we have created a society characterized by zero tolerance of inclusion and diversity.
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The irony after Orlando: gays turn to police instead of against them
“Once upon a time they hit us with nightsticks, and now they’re our protectors.”
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A gay dad’s birthday letter to Matthew Shepard
“For the majority of people who hadn’t ever given a single thought to LGBTQ rights, you represented the ‘kid next door.’ Your death rightly terrified them.”
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17 years after Matt Shepard’s murder, Laramie, Wyo., passes measure to protect LGBT residents
The Laramie City Council has approved a local anti-discrimination ordinance in the college town where Matthew Shepard’s death triggered nationwide sympathy and brought a re-examination of attitudes toward gays 17 years ago.
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Matthew Shepard’s parents head to Russia on advocacy mission
NEW YORK — The parents of Matthew Shepard, the gay Wyoming college student tortured and murdered in 1998, are traveling to Russia on Friday to spread their message of tolerance and acceptance in a country where anti-gay policies and attitudes are widespread. The centerpiece of their five-day trip is a gay film festival in St. Petersburg at …