Remembering Matthew Shepard

Oct. 13, 2011
On this day in 1998, Matthew Shepard, a wisp of a boy, was tied to a fence post and left to die overnight in freezing temperatures after a crushing assault.

The significance of the Matthew Shepard Act

Oct. 28, 2010
On this day last year, a milestone for the gay community was met. President Obama signed into law The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Under its terms, violence against gay people is a hate crime subject to prosecution.