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Matthew Shepard: The legacy of a gay college student 20 years after his brutal murder.
ABC News ^ | 10-26-2018 | ROBERT ZEPEDA & EMILY SHAPIRO

Posted on 10/26/2018 8:11:28 AM PDT by Carriage Hill

Twenty years ago, Matthew Shepard was a "smart, funny" 21-year-old, no different than any other young man that age. He was an "ordinary kid who wanted to make the world a better place," his parents remembered. But in October 1998, that all changed, when the openly gay college student was abducted, beaten and tied to a fence in Wyoming. His life ended a few days later, and with it came a widespread awareness of the dangers that members of the LGBTQ community face every day. The homophobic brutal killing also served as a catalyst for progress in America's laws and culture.

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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: baddrugdeal; drugs; fraud; gaylover; homo; homosexualagenda; methamphetamine; murder; notbreakingnews; wyoming
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To: carriage_hill

This blood libel against Christians and conservatives is no different than Nero blaming Christians for burning down Rome.

The day will come when these liars will be held accountable for their crimes.


41 posted on 10/26/2018 11:06:56 AM PDT by unlearner (A war is coming.)
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To: newgeezer

I posted the wrong article. My bad.

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/26/659835903/watch-matthew-shepard-laid-to-rest-at-national-cathedral


42 posted on 10/26/2018 11:56:40 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: fwdude

The article which I should have posted:

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/26/659835903/watch-matthew-shepard-laid-to-rest-at-national-cathedral


43 posted on 10/26/2018 11:59:25 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: carriage_hill

I wonder if NPR genuflects every time they mention Shepard’s name.


44 posted on 10/26/2018 12:30:49 PM PDT by fwdude (Forget the Catechism, the RCC's real doctrine is what they allow with impunity.)
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To: carriage_hill

“Everybody he met, he said, ‘Just to let you know ahead of time, I’m gay,’” Dennis Shepard said.

Typical pathological egocentrism of this sort.


45 posted on 10/26/2018 12:34:04 PM PDT by fwdude (Forget the Catechism, the RCC's real doctrine is what they allow with impunity.)
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To: fwdude

There’s probably a bronze statue on the property.


46 posted on 10/26/2018 12:57:39 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: carriage_hill

What do you expect? Harvey Milk, de facto pedophile and cultist sympathizer, (dis-)graces a taxpayer-funded USPS stamp, and has a holiday and an airport named after him, as I recall.


47 posted on 10/26/2018 2:45:48 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: RipSawyer

sorry if it wasn’t clear enough


48 posted on 10/26/2018 3:55:41 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: YogicCowboy

And a movie...


49 posted on 10/26/2018 3:59:38 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: kaehurowing

He was:

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=277685&page=1


50 posted on 10/26/2018 4:22:27 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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