Rachel Maddow spoke with Judy Shepard about the passage of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (aka known as the Matthew Shepard Act, … [Read more...] about Judy Shepard on Rep. Virginia Foxx and Passage of Hate Crimes Bill
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Rep. Virginia Backtracks on Matthew Shepard ‘Hoax’ Remarks
Media watchdogs and LGBT groups were quick to condemn North Carolina congresswoman Virginia Foxx's remarks yesterday that Matthew Shepard's … [Read more...] about Rep. Virginia Backtracks on Matthew Shepard ‘Hoax’ Remarks
Rep. Virginia Foxx: Matthew Shepard Murder Not a Hate Crime
Some ugly things are being said in the House debate of the federal hate crimes bill (the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act aka the … [Read more...] about Rep. Virginia Foxx: Matthew Shepard Murder Not a Hate Crime
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #459
DEREK & ROMAINE: Stockard Channing presents the Sirius XM radio hosts a Special Recognition award from GLAAD in New York. Their radio … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #459
Fred Phelps and Shirley Phelps-Roper Banned from Entering UK
Westboro Baptist Church leaders Fred Phelps and Shirley Phelps-Roper had planned a trip to the UK to picket a production of The Laramie Project set to … [Read more...] about Fred Phelps and Shirley Phelps-Roper Banned from Entering UK
Ten Years Later
Matthew Shepard died ten years ago today, six days after being beaten by two men and left clinging to life on a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming. He … [Read more...] about Ten Years Later
News: T.R. Knight, SUNY, Soulforce, Anteater, John Boehner
T.R. Knight donates $50,000 to … [Read more...] about News: T.R. Knight, SUNY, Soulforce, Anteater, John Boehner
10 Years Ago Today, Matthew Shepard was Beaten and Left to Die
It was ten years ago tonight, on the night of October 6, 1998, that Matthew Shepard was beaten by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson and left to die … [Read more...] about 10 Years Ago Today, Matthew Shepard was Beaten and Left to Die
Ten Years After His Death, Matthew Shepard Recognized with Bench
Given the impact that Matthew Shepard's death has had on this nation over the past ten years, I might have expected more than simply a bench in his … [Read more...] about Ten Years After His Death, Matthew Shepard Recognized with Bench
News: Matthew Mitcham, Scientology, Red Fish, Nepal, Todd Palin
Nepal officially recognizes third gender. Gold medal-winning gay Olympian Matt Mitcham gets national sponsor in Australia: "With our ear close to … [Read more...] about News: Matthew Mitcham, Scientology, Red Fish, Nepal, Todd Palin