Category: Matthew Shepard

October 13, 2011

Remembering Matthew Shepard: 13 Years Later

Filed under: Matthew Shepard - 13 Oct 2011

We Are All Matthew Shepard, Travel Guide And News.

Collingswood Community Theatre will perform The Laramie Project, a production based on the true story of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered for being a homosexual. By Deena DiBacco The true story of …

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Remembering Matthew Shepard: 13 Years Later

Filed under: Matthew Shepard - 13 Oct 2011

Matthew Shepard's earthy journey ended tragically 13 years ago on October 12, 1998. At 21, he was the victim of a famously brutal beating. As Melissa Etheridge so eloquently sings, we may forgive the homophobic hatred and the horrific murder …

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Remembering Matthew Shepard: 13 Years Later

Filed under: Matthew Shepard - 13 Oct 2011

Still, it's good to be reminded that the church gained notoriety for protesting at the funeral of Matthew Shepard, the gay college student who was beaten to death in Wyoming in 1998. After Shepard's murder, then President Bill Clinton urged …

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October 12, 2011

Matthew Shepard Anniversary: A Look Back At The 1998 Laramie Case And Its …

Filed under: Matthew Shepard - 12 Oct 2011

By John Aravosis (DC) at 10/06/2011 07:45:00 PM Thirteen years ago tonight Matthew Shepard was lured to a rural road, tied up, crucifixion style, pistol whipped then left for dead, simply because he was gay. He wasn't found for nearly …

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September 22, 2011

1 of 3 men convicted in hate crime murder of James Byrd Jr. has been executed

Filed under: Matthew Shepard - 22 Sep 2011

Matthew Shepard Shepard's vicious killing the previous year by two drunken sots in Wyoming evoked media attention the likes of which has rarely been witnessed and resulted in passage of “hate crime” legislation in

Matthew Shepard Shepard's vicious killing the previous …

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1 of 3 men convicted in hate crime murder of James Byrd Jr. has been executed

Filed under: Matthew Shepard - 22 Sep 2011

Those achievements included passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," expanded hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples and the development of the National HIV/AIDS

Byrd's death led to …

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