Coverage dated October 11, 2023

Biden pays tribute to Matthew Shepard, 25 years after anti-gay hate-crime death

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President says university student, 21, who died days after being tied to a fence and beaten, was murdered ‘simply for being himself’

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KRDO
25 years after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk (opens KRDO)
Published Oct 11, 2023
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It's been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied to a remote fence to meet his fate. His death has been memorialized as an egregious hate crime that helped fuel the LGBTQ+ rights movement o…
The Guardian
Biden pays tribute to Matthew Shepard, 25 years after anti-gay hate-crime death (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 11, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
President says university student, 21, who died days after being tied to a fence and beaten, was murdered ‘simply for being himself’
The Garden Island
LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights at risk (opens The Garden Island)
Published Oct 11, 2023
The Garden Island's feed description
It’s been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied to a remote fence to meet his fate. His death has been memorialized as an egregious hate crime that helped fuel the LGBTQ+ rights movement o…
UPI
On This Day, Oct. 12: Matthew Shepard dies days after brutal beating (opens UPI)
Published Oct 11, 2023
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On Oct. 12, 1998, University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay man, died six days after he was beaten, robbed and left tied to a fence.
CBS News
Thursday marks 25 years since Matthew Shepard's death, but activists say LGBTQ+ rights are still at risk (opens CBS News)
Published Oct 11, 2023
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Matthew Shepard died at 21 after being beaten and tied to a remote fence in Wyoming. His death sparked a reckoning over hate crimes and LGBTQ+ rights.
NBC News
25 years after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ activists say progress is at risk (opens NBC News)
Published Oct 11, 2023
NBC News's feed description
Shepard's 1998 murder has been memorialized as an egregious hate crime that helped fuel the gay rights movement over the ensuing years.

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