13 years ago this week the death of a gay college student named
Matthew Shepard captured the attention of the world. Movies were
even made based on the story of his brutal death. After leaving
a bar with, who he thought were two other gay men, he was driven
to a remote field, tied to a fence, robbed and beaten and left
for dead in the freezing cold. It was a watershed moment in our
nation's history that led to the creation of laws against hate
crimes. Complete article at WQAD : http://bit.ly/n8aqNV