On October 7, 1998, a twenty-one-year-old University of Wyoming student, Matthew Shepard, went to the Fireside Lounge in Laramie, Wyoming. There Shepard, who was gay, met Russell Henderson and Aaron M...
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Supporters of hate-crimes legislation said Thursday they expect Congress to enact a law this year expanding federal penalties for acts of violence against homosexuals.They have renamed their latest...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
NARROW THE HATE CRIMES ACT (Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles)
The U.S. Senate has joined the House in voting to expand the
federal definiti...
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For some people, Cyndi Lauper's classic "True Colors" is just another love song.But as Lauper learned from reading fans' letters, for others, the song's lyrics about letting "your true colors shine...
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For some people, Cyndi Lauper's classic "True Colors" is just another love song.But as Lauper learned from reading fans' letters, for others, the song's lyrics about letting "your true colors shine...
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Politics: Ted Kennedy attaches hate crime legislation to a needed defense authorization bill. Is he more interested in defending the U.S. or the gay rights agenda?Knowing that President Bush would ...
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The House voted Thursday to expand federal hate crime categories to include violent attacks against gays and people targeted because of gender, acting just hours after the White House threatened a ...
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Congress has dropped legislation that would have expanded laws against hate crimes to include attacks on gays after it became clear the measure wouldn't pass the House, aides said Thursday.The bill...
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Ten years ago, CHARLES KAISER wrote The Gay Metropolis, the landmark portrait of 20th-century New York viewed through the eyes of gay New Yorkers. A lot has changed since then, from the murder of a...
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Matthew Shepard
Shepard's name on hate crimes bill
