Matthew Shepard finally laid to rest 20 years after he was killed for being gay
Matthew Shepard was finally laid to rest Friday at the Washington National Cathedral 20 years after being killed by two men because he was gay.
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Transgender lives remembered at Matthew Shepard vigil
Mourners gathered Thursday night in Washington's Dupont Circle to remember the gay college student whose murder changed the way we think about hate crimes, and call attention to the battles that remain.
20 states don't consider attacks on LGBTQ people to be hate crimes
A lot has changed for gay Americans in the 20 years since Matthew Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming, was beaten, tortured, tied to a fence and left for dead by two men he had met at a bar.
Matthew Shepard to be interred at National Cathedral
Twenty years ago this week, Matthew Shepard died after being beaten, burned and left tied to a fence in Wyoming by two men who targeted him because he was gay.
