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Laramie, Wyoming, 15 years later: Reflections and looking forward
As the sun sets on the Wyoming prairie and draws shadows into the neighboring foothills just west of the west, Jim Osborn opens the back door to let the dog outside and reflects on the October week that not only marks the annual global “Coming Out” day, but also the anniversary of the murder of his friend Matthew Shepard.
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Sandy Rios: Matthew Shepard murder a ‘complete fraud’
Not only did American Family Association talk show host Sand Rios plug the ex-gay movement and warn that gay people are trapped in “a powerful web of deceit” during her Values Voter Summit speech yesterday, but she also cited Stephen Jimenez’s shoddy reporting on the Matthew Shepard case to call his murder a “complete fraud.”
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For Matthew Shepard and countless others, the work to erase hate continues
Fifteen years ago, on the night of October 6, 1998, two men lured Matthew Wayne Shepard, a 21-year old college freshman at the University of Wyoming, from a bar in Laramie. He was kidnapped, robbed, brutally beaten, tied to a fence and left die on the cold Wyoming prairie…
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Ole Miss chancellor: Gay slurs at student play a ‘learning opportunity’
GREENWOOD, Miss. — The chancellor of the University of Mississippi says the disruptions at a campus play with gay slurs and inappropriate laughter from the audience is an opportunity to educate students about tolerance.
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Ole Miss students, football team disrupt ‘Laramie Project’ play with gay slurs
OXFORD, Miss. — An audience consisting of mostly University of Mississippi students, including an estimated 20 Ole Miss football players, disrupted the University’s theater department production of “The Laramie Project” Tuesday night, heckling cast members and shouting anti-gay slurs.
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‘Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine’ – The life and legacy of a young gay man
On this 15th anniversary of the murder of Matthew Shepard, filmmaker Michele Josue — a high school classmate and close friend of Matthew’s — brings to the screen the story of the life, death, and lasting legacy of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man with aspirations to one day change the world.
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New book attempts to rewrite the history of Matthew Shepard’s life and death
A freelance television producer and writer is claiming that the events leading to the murder of 21-year-old University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard in October of 1998 are substantially incorrect.
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Ford’s Theatre to produce Matthew Shepard play, ‘The Laramie Project’
WASHINGTON — The Washington theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated will produce the play “The Laramie Project” and offer programs about bullying and violence against LGBT people.
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Iowa school won’t allow ‘Laramie Project’ – opts for more ‘family friendly’ fare
OTTUMWA, Iowa — Administrators at a southeast Iowa high school have halted plans for a student production of “The Laramie Project,” but the show will go on at a local performing arts center.
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Matthew Shepard’s mother touched by Jason Collins’ tribute
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The mother of a gay University of Wyoming student who was robbed and beaten to death in 1998 says she finds it touching that NBA veteran Jason Collins honored her son by wearing jersey No. 98.