It is a popular choice for high school theater productions but has faced opposition due to policies resembling Florida's “Don't Say Gay” law that have surfaced in various states and communities.— The ...

The Matthew Shepard Foundation is one of five nonprofits competing nationally Dec. 1-8 to win grant money from the Chase American Giving Awards. A total of $2 million will be awarded based on ...

Nearly 20 years after his death, Matthew Shepard will finally be laid to rest at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 26. Shepard was 21 years old when he was violently attacked and ...

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard. On October 6, 1998, Shepard was beaten, tortured and left to die, bound to a fence in a remote Wyoming field, not far from the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The papers of Matthew Shepard (1976-1998) a gay man who was a victim of a hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming October 1998 resulting in his death. His ...

"Like many gay men and women, I can remember exactly where I was when I heard of Matthew's murder," said State Representative Mark Ferrandino. "In college I was in the process of coming out. His death ...

"Matthew Shepard’s death was a life-altering moment for a lot of people," said Shelby Chestnut, executive director of the Transgender Law Center. Earlier in his career, Chestnut worked with the New ...

WEBVTT SOLEDA 20 YEARS AGO MATTHEW SHEPARD, A 21-YEAR-OLD A MAN, WAS BEATEN TO DEATH IN WYOMING. IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE WORST ANTI-GAY CRIMES IN U.S. HISTORY. HIS MURDER SPARKED NATIONAL OUTRAGE ...