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To educate and enlighten
others on the importance
of diversity, understanding,
compassion, acceptance
and respect. Everyone
must participate in
developing solutions to
problems that are rooted in
ignorance and hatred.
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To replace hate with
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An Op-Ed by Judy Shepard
"If you don't vote, you can't bitch." That's
what my son, Matthew, used
to say. After he turned 18, one of the first things he did when he moved
to a new location was register to vote. He understood that the right to
vote was also a privilege, a responsibility and a chance to be heard.
When Matthew was beaten to death in 1998, anti-gay hate stole
Matthew's right to vote. Today, the Matthew Shepard Foundation
and I are asking you to vote with him in mind this November.
In the eight years since Matthew was murdered, I have
traveled around
the country speaking to millions of people - including over a million
college students - about the importance of gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) civil rights issues and hate-crimes legislation. One
thing that has struck me again and again is the lack of political
involvement within the community. Polls suggest that numbers for
voter registration and voter participation within the LGBT community
are shockingly low. Read
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Controversial `Project': Story of Matthew Shepard inspires
Newton South students
By Tenley Woodman
Monday, October 10, 2005 in BostonHerald.com
Newton South
students work on a
production of 'The
Laramie Project.' Here,
Samantha Lappin
rehearses a funeral
scene. (Photo by
Nancy Lane)
student at the University of Wyoming, was beaten
to death. Today, students at Newton South High
School are learning that the controversy surrounding
his murder hasn't gone away.
More than 30 students are participating in next week's
production of ``The Laramie Project,'' a play based on
the documentary made about the reaction Shepard's
death caused in his hometown of Laramie, Wyo.
Staging the play is no easy feat. Nationwide, high
school productions have been shut down because
of the subject matter. Recently, a school in Oregon
had to cancel its production because the school
district disapproved of the language and content...
Click here to read more...
8th Annual Matthew
Shepard Memorial
Tennis Jam
New York City 2006
Matthew Shepard Memorial Tennis Jam. Pros and
amateurs gather in Riverside Park in a round-robin
tennis match which raises money for the Matthew
Shepard Foundation. The celebratory Tennis Jam
focuses not on the tragedy of Matthew's death, but
on the spirit and joy with which he lived his life.
Above from heretv.com
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school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community
resources. Through peer support, leadership development, and training, GSA
Network supports young people in starting, strengthening, and sustaining GSAs
and builds the capacity of GSAs to:
1. create safe environments in schools for students to support each other and
learn about homophobia and other oppressions,
2. educate the school community about homophobia, gender identity, and sexual
orientation issues, and
3. fight discrimination, harassment, and violence in schools.
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