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Posts tagged "matthew shepard"

Judy Shepard to speak at H.E.A.L. Ourselves

Judy Shepard will speak about the Legacy of Matthew Shepard at H.E.A.L. Ourselves at the Center on Halsted on September 30th. H.E.A.L. Ourselves: Opening Eyes, Closing Wounds (Healing, Engaging, Acting, Lifting) H.E.A.L. Ourselves is a series of events focused on advocacy against LGBT hate violence.  Speaking from a mother’s perspective, diversity speaker Judy Shepard has... Read more »
By Michael Lehet,
September 19, 2010 at 6:55 pm
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FOUND: Video of Matthew Shepard

Matthew Shepard unfortunately became the face of hate against homosexuals when he was brutally murdered in 1998. We were fortunate this year in that The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act was signed into law and now makes it a federal crime if someone is targeted because of their perceived sexuality... Read more »
By Michael Lehet,
December 14, 2009 at 10:44 am
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History in the making

I’m not one to just pass along press-releases that are sent to me, but with President Obama signing the Matthew Shepard/James Bryd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law today, I had to share this with you.  This was sent to me from the Out & Equal Workplace Advocates and felt their words conveyed exactly... Read more »
By Michael Lehet,
October 28, 2009 at 4:05 pm
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Obama set to sign Matthew Shepard Act

President Obama is set to sign The Matthew Shepard/James Bryd Jr Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law this afternoon. I was proud to announce last week that with a 68-29 vote the bill passed its final hurdle on its way to the Presidents desk.  Today at 2:30 PM EDT President Obama will sign the National... Read more »
By Michael Lehet,
October 27, 2009 at 4:18 pm
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The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act PASSED

Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr I’m still not up to speed so I apologize for just passing this along and not sprucing things up a big……but The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act passed at the Federal level today! Let me say that again – at the FEDERAL level –... Read more »
By Michael Lehet,
October 22, 2009 at 6:50 pm
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Countdown to DC: Speaker list released

The organizers of the National Equality March on Washington recently released a list of more than 30 speakers who will address the community and the world on October 11th. Included in the list are Harvey Milk protoge and AIDS Quilt creater Cleve Jones, longtime gay activist David Mixner, Lt Dan Choi who served in Iraq... Read more »
By Michael Lehet,
September 30, 2009 at 11:46 am
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