The True Story of Matthew Shepard 'A Victim of Hate' ( R.I.P )

"It was reported that Shepard was beaten so brutally that his face was completely covered in blood, except where it had been partially washed clean by his tears."

Shepard had suffered fractures to the back of his head and in front of his right ear. He experienced severe brain-stem damage, which affected his body's ability to regulate heart rate, body temperature, and other vital functions. There also were about a dozen small lacerations around his head, face, and neck. His injuries were deemed too severe for doctors to operate. Shepard never regained consciousness and remained on full life support. While he lay in intensive care, candlelight vigils were held by the people of Laramie.

Shepard was pronounced dead at 12:53 a.m. on October 12, 1998, at Poudre Valley Hospital, in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Police arrested McKinney and Henderson shortly thereafter, finding the bloody gun and Shepard's shoes and wallet in their truck
From Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard

Matthew Shepard Foundation
http://www.matthewshepard.org

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[Bil1ie]

"the fight to erase hate will be a memory".. I really hope so......... I hope one day teens wont get bullied at school because of who they love. i hope ppl wont get murdered over such a stupid reason. I wish one day, being gay wont be weird and that we'll all be equal.. I wish......

[Matchfyre]

@SMCAish Teaching about sexuality is healthy . You cannot turn gay just cos you hear about it in school. you are either gay or you are not..that simple. But thank you for your honesty and i hope you can understand that education is a little different and very necessary.

[sosterday123]

5 dislikes really ???



[sydneyofalltrades]

My school just preformed The Laramie Project. I was honored just to be in the play.

[Bil1ie]

@TheIm2BiZ11 well i said i wish we'd ALL be equal didn't i?:) straight shouldn't bash gays and gays shouldn't bash straights and actually nobody should bash anybody.

[Bil1ie]

@mordstor i hope you realize how stupid you are

[TheIm2BiZ11]

@Bil1ie my mistake I meant to say heterosexuals what if gays made fun of straights because theyre not like them

[TheIm2BiZ11]

@Bil1ie I got nothing against gays but what if in the future a new generation of gays will bash on homosexuals in a sense of retaliating from what the straights did to them

[HOMEnHIGH]

who gives a fuck about wether Hellen Degeneres is pissed off or not....this aint about you bitch...