Life, Interrupted

Just a few of the victims of homophobic hate. Comments are now moderated -- thanks to the hordes of "You sinful gays ask for it!" bigots polluting YouTube.

NOTE (May 28, 2008): My own comments/replies to this video are not going through at the moment, so, in answer to rockysocky:

Thanks for the kind words. As a matter of fact, I've been planning a "memorial wall" for my Web site ( http://www.lavenderliberal.com ) as I prepare to update the video -- as the video will, of course, never really be finished. In the meantime, many sites keep partial lists -- e.g., godhatesfredphelps.com, andrejkoymasky.com, and gender.org. Otherwise, it's just a lot of tracking down news stories, one by one. But I keep plugging away at it.

http://www.lavenderliberal.com

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News & Politics

Tags:

• life
• interrupted
• homosexuality
• homophobia
• hate
• crimes
• gay
• lesbian
• bisexual
• transgendered
• murder
• hangings
• matthew
• shepar

[EvilUrago]

All I know is that if I ever have a gay child, I'll protect him from people that dislike him for what he is.

[lavenderliberal]

@EvilUrago The world would be a far better place with more people like you in it. Thank you.

[skyemcleod1]

This is beautiful,honey..beautiful and so sad...thank you. xx

[lavenderliberal]

@skyemcleod1 You're more than welcome, darlin'.

[skyemcleod1]

@lavenderliberal *tears.* Rest in peace, Matthew~ora pro nobis.

[lavenderliberal]

@skyemcleod1: Et dona nobis pacem.

[moosiak]

it made me cry, really.

[zebras54]

thank you for making this heartbreaking tribute. x

[kirgalouane]

ça fait froid dans le dos ... et ça continue encore et tjs.

[Sullyshalo1]

it's a shame that the names go by so fast you have to keep stopping to read them...

[GlobalAwareness2525]

@SisterSarahBernadet

It makes a huge difference to the heterosexual world because the heterosexuals think homosexuals are mentally ill but bring in a science that proves it is a genetic predisposition completely changes the entire perspective of the thought process of the intelligent heterosexual to realize most are genetically born that way& not simply a choice of perversion. That was my evolution of thought as is many others. To prove in a court these findings has great significance in the law

[GlobalAwareness2525]

@darell205

As much as the South hates to be told what to do they still have to answer to the Federal government, if nobody ever stood up then black people would still be in shackles there. The Feds can get that officer in hot water for him not processing a report and this incident should get National attention, I would like the story in video & I would post it on my channel, I know people who will spread this video & it will go viral (it will spread).

[GlobalAwareness2525]

@darell205

A way to get this recognized is to make a video of how you were treated at the police dept& name names, it might spread like wild fire like the American soldier throwing the live puppy off the cliff.The military was inundated with so many calls they had hired an answering service to process them.The military insisted youtube delete each video but the masses were so outraged they kept posting them, accounts were deleted but the people kept making new accounts. They could not be stopped

[GlobalAwareness2525]

@EvilUrago

You can't protect him 24hrs a day, he has to go to school, take the bus home, walk home, go to the mall & he will insist on being as independent as possible. The more you smother him the more he will push away for more independence. That is normal child behaviour gay or not. Often times no child feels like they can discuss their feelings with their parents, they usually prefer to talk on a personal level with peers of their same age & parents are the last to know anything.

[nevermanda]

@darell205 I want to save you! And I see you as a strong young person... I am a 21yr old Native two-spirit (lesbian) and I FEAR the south. So you are more brave than I am. Of course you being 15.. you probably don't have much of a choice where you live? Mad love to you babe and stay strong there!

[nevermanda]

omg... this is sad!

[TrixieinDixie]

Just when you think people are starting to get the idea that there are all kinds of people in this world and all of us are really just the same in different packages... well, I keep hoping that the younger generations growing up now will somehow get the message and look at all of their peers with the same open minds and hearts. I went to school with kids who were gay and out - a unique situation in the south for sure - but if not for those friends, I might have turned out to be clueless, too.