Judy Shepard

WATCH: Matthew Shepard's Father Speaks Out Against Controversial 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

Posted 03.27.2012

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The father of slain gay student Matthew Shepard has joined the chorus of dissenting voices urging Tennessee voters to resist proposed anti-LGBT legisl...

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Gay Rights Activists At UN: No More Bullying

AP | ANITA SNOW | Posted 02.07.2012

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UNITED NATIONS — Activists called on governments around the world to end homophobic bullying and violence, saying Thursday that gay rights are h...

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Creating Matt's Legacy

Judy Shepard | Posted 12.12.2011

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October cannot go by anymore, and never will again, without us wondering what might have been if hatred of gay, and lesbian, and bisexual, and transgendered people, and all those whom others simply think might be, had been rooted out long ago.

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Judge Walker's Prop 8 Verdict Moves America Closer to its Ideals

Judy Shepard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Judy Shepard, Prop 8, Judge Vaughn Walker, Same Sex Marriage, Matthew Shepard, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

My son once asked me if I thought gay couples would ever be allowed to get married. I told him it would probably happen in his lifetime, but not in mine. It's so sad, and ironic, but warms my heart that his dream is still coming true.

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Matthew Shepard's Mother's Memoir Homophobic? 'The Meaning Of Matthew' Rejected From College Reading List

qnotes | Matt Comer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathy Staley, an archivist at App State's Belk Library, wrote on her Facebook Monday that the committee had not chosen Shepard's book, "The Meaning of...

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If I Were Obama's Big Gay Speechwriter

Joan Garry | Posted 05.25.2011

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From Barack Obama, I want a kitchen table story. A backyard story. I want to know that there is more than just a cerebral connection to the gay community. I want a personal and emotional link.

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Obama's Speech (TEXT): Transcript Of President Obama's Speech About Gay Rights

Posted 05.25.2011

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The official transcript of President Obama's address at The Human Rights Campaign's 13th Annual National Dinner on Saturday, as released by the White ...

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As Hate Bill Passes, One Mother's Work (and Ours) Continues

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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All people of good will, no matter where they fall on the political spectrum, have a moral obligation to first and foremost decry the continuing hatred, violence and harassment that the gay community faces.

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In Their Own Words: Hate Crime Act Supporters Speak (Video)

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yesterday, President Obama signed into law the long awaited hate crime bill. Here are short interviews with a variety of people who have fought for this legislation for years.

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Judy Shepard Responds To "Hoax" Comments

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judy Shepard appeared on last night's edition of the Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the recent expansion of Federal hate crimes legislation and the rem...

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What An Ogress You Are, Congresswoman Foxx

Michael Rowe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Hate Crimes, Judy Shepard, Virginia Foxx, Matthew Shepard, Laramie, Religious Right, Gay, U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, Barack Obama, North Carolina, Politics News

I'd like to imagine the feelings of Judy Shepard as the hate crimes bill named after her murdered son Matthew passed the house in the presence of the woman who attempted to besmirch his memory with ugly distortions.

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