Just hours before the scheduled opening of The Laramie Project at Cesar Chavez High School, the school’s administration postponed the production due to the "seriousness of the play's content." ...
It was a crime that shocked the world: A young university student from Wyoming, Matthew Shepard was killed in a hate crime. The death of the 21-year-old in Laramie, Wyoming was one of America’s ...
In 2009, then-President Barack Obama enacted the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which broadened federal hate crime law to include gender, gender identity ...
Twenty-five years ago, Matthew Shepard was tied to a fence and beaten. Days later, the unthinkable happened and his death sparked a national outcry for hate crimes protections. Today, his story is ...
Investigation Discovery announced TODAY a two-hour documentary special, THE MATTHEW SHEPARD STORY: AN AMERICAN HATE CRIME, honoring Matthew Shepard’s life and legacy, which will premiere on ...