Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 - October 12, 1998)

Oct 12, 2008 12:03

10 years ago Matthew Shepard was beaten almost to the point of death and hung up on that fence in Laramie, Wyoming - bloody, broken, terrified, and alone. He clung to life for almost a week before he finally died. This is a repost of what I said on the subject in 2004:
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matthew shepard, grief, hatred, homophobia, activism

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tilia_tomentosa October 12 2008, 17:57:30 UTC
The God Hates Fags link didn't work for me either.

I posted my own entry in a great hurry because I'm behind schedule with my work. I didn't manage much of an entry...but it's there.
Now I have to return to my work... I just want you to know that I'm always here for you.

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porridgebird October 12 2008, 19:49:39 UTC
Thank you for this.

Thanks also for your Rant, I'll add it to my own post.

Thank you again.

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folk October 12 2008, 23:45:37 UTC
Oh, man, I am in tears, and all I can say is thank you for remembering.

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merlinwon October 13 2008, 03:30:42 UTC
Another great post you've done well with! Ya know.. i was just tellin' roomie that i wish time-travel was a possible so i could go back and stop this from happening. Such a sad and BAD thing that happened!! One we must not ever forget!

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magyarok_saman October 13 2008, 04:53:40 UTC
I followed you over here from a mutual friend's journal. May I friend you?

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jesus_h_biscuit October 13 2008, 04:54:31 UTC
Of course!

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magyarok_saman October 13 2008, 04:56:20 UTC
I posted your code to the 2005 post, btw :)

Hope to get to know you and feel free to friend me back.

Do you like hugs?

Hugs,
L

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