Posted in Activism, Gay and Lesbian, Hate Crimes, tagged Rep. Virginia Hoxx Call Shepard's Death a "Hoax" on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rachel Maddow interviewed Judy Shepard – mother of slain Matthew Shepard – last night in response to the outrageous comments by Rep. Virginia Foxx (F-NC) calling Matt’s death “a hoax,” contrived to pass hate crimes legislation (which passed the House of Representatives by an excess of 75 votes).
I encourage my readers [...]
Posted in Activism, Gay and Lesbian, Hate Crimes, tagged Hate Crimes Passes House on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We just got the news: the U.S. House has passed the fully inclusive Matthew Shepard Act.
This was not an easy victory. But we WON in the House – thanks in part to the tireless, fearless Judy Shepard, who joined Joe Solmonese of the Human Rights Campaign in critical last-minute meetings on Capitol Hill today.
It happened! [...]
Posted in Activism, Gay and Lesbian, Hate Crimes on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The passage of Federal Hated Crimes Legislation won’t bring Matthew Shepard back to us, but maybe – just maybe – another young gay teen won’t have to pay with his life just for being who he is.
Posted in Activism, Editorials, Hate Crimes on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Action Alert:
The U.S. House votes tomorrow on the Matthew Shepard Act – the federal hate crimes bill. Judy Shepard and millions of others have been waiting for ten years for fully inclusive hate crimes legislation.
Text, CALL, or dial 202-684-2471 and urge your representative to vote YES.
It just takes a minute – [...]
Posted in Editorials, Faith-based, Gay and Lesbian, Hate Crimes on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act is slowing working its way through Congress. It’s been ten years since hate crimes legislation was first introduced; it’s been a slow, painful process even suffering a veteo at the hand of Bush (the lesser). This year with a majority in Congress and a [...]
Posted in Activism, Editorials, Gay and Lesbian, Hate Crimes, tagged Hate Crimes Legislation on April 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today, I came across a great post by Chris Sanders on the case for hate crimes legislation. Chris is a blogger for Grand Divisions, a blog produced by the Tennessee Equality Project, the state’s largest GLBT organization. Chris is also chair of the organization. I thank him for his brilliant exposé and allowing [...]
Posted in Activism, Editorials, Gay and Lesbian, Hate Crimes on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When he was discovered tied to a picket fence, he looked like a scarecrow. His face was completely red, except for two vertical lines streaming from his eyes. The lines had been where tears washed away blood from his young face. He remained in a coma and never regained consciousness, and passed away [...]
