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Invite From Stonewall Democrats: Sign Our Thank You Card To Pro-Equality Legislators
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We, the undersigned, wanted to take a moment during this Thanksgiving holiday season to express our appreciation. Full Article at Pam's House Blend
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In vigils and marches in cities around the country last night we mourned and protested the murder of gay Puerto Rican teenager Jorge Steven L?pez-Mercado on the evening of November 13th. Full Article at Counterpunch
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Betty Byrd Boatner (C), sister of James Byrd, Jr. , embraces Judy Shepard (L), mother of Matthew Shepard, alongside US President Barack Obama after Obama spoke in honor of the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. , Hate Crimes Prevention... View Photo »
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Our mission for the all-state show is to produce something that most high schools perhaps couldn't do, for whatever reason ... I'm proud of the Iowa Thespians' decision to tell this story. There's never been a better time to have dialogue and understanding in the state of Iowa than now, with the court d...
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Not since Matthew Shepard was crucified on a fence in Wyoming has there been such a brutal hate crime as the recent one in Puerto Rico. Full Article at David Mixner
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"And in the distance, I could see the sparkling lights of Laramie City." "You see, the whole thing revolves around hope. Full Article at Philadelphia Inquirer
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Although the citizens of Laramie, Wyo. , claim that "Hate is not a Laramie Value," the brutal beating motivated by homophobia of Matthew Shepard exposed animosity in this sleepy little college town for all the world to see. Full Article at Philadelphia Inquirer
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Betty Byrd Boatner (C), sister of James Byrd, Jr. , and Judy Shepard (L), mother of Matthew Shepard, stand alongside US President Barack Obama after Obama spoke in honor of the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. , Hate Crimes Preventio... View Photo »
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Florida’s own Matthew Shepard.
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(patiently waiting for the “aren’t all crimes based on hate” rhetoric) Who`d of thunk it, all this hate and violence coming for the anti gay,anti monority American Taliban Xtians on the right(REICH)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why should we be suprised? Full Article at Think Progress
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 — Tomorrow marks the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, memorializing those lost to anti-transgender violence over the past year. The Task Force honors the memory of transgender people killed internationally in 2009. Full Article at Miami Herald
About Matthew Shepard
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Matthew Wayne Shepard was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was tortured and subsequently murdered near Laramie. He was attacked on the night of October 6–October 7, 1998 and died at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 12, from severe head injuries. Full Article
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Betty Byrd Boatner (C), sister of James Byrd, Jr. , embraces Judy Shepard (L), mother of Matthew Shepard, alongside US President Barack Obama after Obama spoke in honor of the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. , Hate Crimes Prevention Act during a reception in the Eas...
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Betty Byrd Boatner (C), sister of James Byrd, Jr. , and Judy Shepard (L), mother of Matthew Shepard, stand alongside US President Barack Obama after Obama spoke in honor of the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. , Hate Crimes Prevention Act during a reception in the Ea...
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Judy Shepard (C) is surrounded by politicians after U.S. President Barack Obama signed the FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) embraces Dennis Shepard, Matthew Shepard's father, after delivering remarks following the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Was...
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Surrounded by human rights supporters, U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks marking the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Surrounded by human rights supporters, U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks marking the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets pop music artist Cyndi Lauper (C) after delivering remarks following the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Barack Obama applauds after delivering remarks marking the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Pop music artist Cyndi Lauper (C) applauds with other human rights advocates during a ceremony marking the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets pop music artist Cyndi Lauper (C) after delivering remarks following the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Barack Obama greets Betty Byrd Boatner and Louvon Harris, sisters of James Byrd, Jr. , after delivering remarks following the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House Octo...
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) kisses Judy Shepard, Matthew Shepard's mother, after delivering remarks following the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washing...
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Karen Dixon wipes aways tears as U.S. President Barack Obama delivered remarks on the enactment of the 'Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act' in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Karen Dixon (R) and her spouse Nan Schaffer attend a White House reception where U.S. President Barack Obama delivered remarks on the enactment of the 'Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act' in the East Room of the White House October 28...
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Barack Obama (2R) delivers remarks on the enactment of the 'Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act' in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Karen Dixon (R) and her spouse Nan Schaffer attend a White House reception where U.S. President Barack Obama delivered remarks on the enactment of the 'Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act' in the East Room of the White House October 28...
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Our mission for the all-state show is to produce something that most high schools perhaps couldn't do, for whatever reason ... I'm proud of the Iowa Thespians' decision to tell this story. There's never been a better time to have dialogue and understanding in the state of Iowa than now, with the court d...
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Florida’s own Matthew Shepard.
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The Matthew Shepard Act is a significant victory for all of us ... I am thrilled that the dedication and hard work of our activists around the country have paid off.
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I recall, amidst the tears and the affection and hugs for Matthew Shepard's parents ... was the much more analytical and kind of eye-glazing conversation about how to get resources to this poor sheriff.
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As a straight ally and as a person with many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender family members, friends and fans, I want to thank the Human Rights Campaign, Judy and Dennis Shepard and Senator Edward Kennedy for their leadership in the 11 year struggle to get the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. Ha...
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The provision is named in honor of Matthew Shepard, a Wyoming college student killed in 1998 because he was gay, and James Byrd Jr., a black man dragged to his death the same year year behind a pickup truck in Texas.
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I recall when Matthew Shepard was murdered and a number of people singled out James Dobson as being responsible ... Such charges are obscene. The only purpose is to try to silence debate and expression of traditional values.
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I recall, amidst the tears and the affection and hugs for Matthew Shepard's parents
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We applaud those in Congress and President Obama who support the Matthew Shepard Amendment
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Several weeks ago, Shepard lost a special friend: Sen. Edward Kennedy, who introduced the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
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It has been more than 10 years since the senseless and brutal death of Matthew Shepard, and I look forward to watching President Obama sign this much-needed legislation into law.
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The Tectonic Theater Project set out to find out how Laramie had changed in the ten years since the murder of Matthew Shepard. When we arrived, we were forced to confront the question, 'How do you measure change in a community?' One of the things we found when we got there, which greatly surprised us, w...
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About Face is proud to continue our long relationship with Tectonic Theater Project and Moisés Kaufman with our benefit performance of the next step of their powerful tribute to Matthew Shepard ... We are honored that Mayor Daley and Mary Beth Fisher are supporting us in what we expect to be an unforget...
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This is 10 months into the legislative year, and we haven't even gotten the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes bill passed ... Repealing DOMA during Obama's presidency is certainly out of the question.
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American Stage is proud to be a part of this incredible project with Moisés Kaufman and our fellow theatres around the nation with this performance of the Tectonic Theater Project's powerful tribute to Matthew Shepard
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My first impressions differ per character, (but) the strongest emotions are from Harry Woods (a 52-year-old gay man from Laramie), whose words were very touching to me about how he felt watching people march in a parade for Matthew Shepard
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