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Dennis Shepard. Judy Shepard. Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998. [1] He was taken by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he died six days later ...
October 12, 2023 at 7:56 AM. It's been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied to a ...
President Biden commemorated the 25th anniversary of his tragic death by celebrating legislation passed in Shepard's name. But it was based on a major falsehood. Matthew Shepard's Murder Was ...
In 1999, the documentary Journey to a Hate Free Millennium was created, showcasing three United States hate crimes, including the shootings at Columbine High School; the death of a gay student, Matthew Shepard; and the murder of James Byrd Jr. The same year, the city of Jasper named a local park the "James Byrd Jr. Memorial Park" in his honor.
The brutal 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard sparked an outcry that paved the way for broader LGBT+ rights and hate crime legislation across the US. But as the 25th ...
Brandon Teena [note 1] (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American transgender man who was raped and later, along with Phillip DeVine and Lisa Lambert, murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, by John Lotter and Tom Nissen. [2] [3] His life and death were the subject of the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys Don't Cry .
October 12 will mark the 25th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death. In the ensuing quarter-century, the LGBTQ community has made remarkable progress, even as we continue the struggle for ...
The Shepherd's Chapel is a Christian church and broadcast facility in Gravette, Arkansas. The church was founded by Arnold Benjamin Murray (April 20, 1929 – February 12, 2014), who served as senior pastor until his death. [1] As of February 2014, his son Dennis Arnold Murray, the former associate pastor, presides as senior pastor of the church.