Campaign Launched to Memorialize Matthew Shepard on Postage Stamp
The announcement came on what would have been Matthew Shepard's 47th birthday. He was killed in 1998, having been attacked and tied to a fence to be left for dead.
December 1, 2023
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The announcement came on what would have been Matthew Shepard's 47th birthday. He was killed in 1998, having been attacked and tied to a fence to be left for dead.
The attacked shocked the tight-knit community.
Conflicting reports are emerging about the death of Michael Jones of Mount Vernon, N.Y.
The co-owner of a drag show and restaurant was reportedly attacked for being gay.
On September 14, two men became the target of antigay slurs and physical violence while walking through Midtown Manhattan.
The first LGBT-related indictment brought by the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act came down Thursday against two Kentucky men accused of kidnapping a gay man.
Police said a 62-year-old Oklahoma man whose body was found in a ditch may have been the victim of a hate crime, according to the Associated Press. Investigators have not named a suspect in the death of Steven Domer, of Edmond. But they recently searched the home of Darrell Madden, a McClain County man who allegedly belongs to a white supremacist gang that could be connected to the killing.
New Jersey gay rights activists are urging the mayor of Newark to investigate an execution-style murder that occurred in August as a possible antigay hate crime.
A man allegedly yelled a slur while punching a man in the head.
A Colorado man said he was “specifically targeted” because of his sexual identity, and is part of a larger increase in hate crimes against the state’s LGBTQ+ community.
The man had earlier claimed he was the victim of an antigay hate crime.
Two men were sentenced Monday after being convicted of antigay hate crimes.
As of May, the rate of antigay hate crimes in New York are already double the rates of 2012.