CURTAINSTexas District Axes High School Play About Anti-Gay MurderA spokesman says a show like “Mary Poppins” or “White Christmas” is more appropriate.
TOWARD JUSTICE25 Years After Matthew Shepard Murder, Has Anything Changed?‘The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime’ serves as a “defiant wake-up call” for the right’s continued efforts to demonize the LGBTQ+ community.Nick Schager
exclusive‘Safe Forever’Matthew Shepard's Parents on Grief, LGBTQ Rights, and TrumpIn an exclusive interview, Judy and Dennis Shepard talk grief, LGBTQ rights, what Matt’s National Cathedral plaque means, and Trump’s “horrifying” policies.Tim Teeman
LAID TO RESTMatthew Shepard’s Ashes to Be Interred at National CathedralMatthew Shepard became a symbol for the gay-rights movement after he was killed 20 years ago.
1929-2014Fred Phelps, Friend of the GaysThe founder of the Westboro Baptist Church and his gang embodied hatred but their zealotry and extremism only served to harm Fred Phelps’ causes.Jay Michaelson
The Myths of Matthew ShepardWas the infamous murder of Matthew Shepard really a hate crime? Stephen Jimenez finds shocking new information.Stephen Jimenez
Listening TourThe Westboro Defectors SpeakThey fled ‘Grandpa’ Fred Phelps and his hateful church. John Avlon on their revelations of tolerance.John Avlon
Obama: Hate Crimes Deny HumanityOn Wednesday, Obama signed a new law expanding hate crime legislation. "No one in American should ever be afraid to walk down the street holding the hands of the person they love," he said, citing brutal cases like murder of Matthew Shepard. CNN
The Daily Beast RecommendsThis week: an Adderall addiction memoir mixed with murder, a hate-crime victim's mother remembers, a journalist on her imprisonment in Iran, new theories on parenting, and a rallying cry for journalists.The Daily Beast
Obama Shows His PrideOn Monday, Obama advocated for the Defense of Marriage Act to be repealed and announced the creation of an LGBT hate crime bill named for Matthew Shepard. MSNBC
