Tag: Matthew Shepard Foundation
Matthew Shepard’s parents calls William Barr a hypocrite
The family of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old Wyoming man killed in a brutal homophobic attack in 1998, had sharp words for Attorney General William Barr in a speech delivered Wednesday at the Justice Department.
Joe Biden Launches LGBTQ Family Acceptance «As You Are» Campaign
The Biden Foundation launched August 8th «As You Are», a family and community acceptance campaign to raise awareness of the importance of family acceptance in the lives of LGBTQ young people.
Judy and Dennis Shepard, Matthew Shepard Foundation Founders, to Receive Harvey Milk Honors Medal
Judy and Dennis Shepard, LGBT(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) civil rights activists and co-founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, will receive the Harvey Milk Honors Medal award at the inaugural Diversity Honors gala co-presented by the Harvey Milk Foundation and The Pride Center at Equality Park and hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on Saturday, May 9 at 7 p.m.
Get Your “Gay Card” Free and a Week’s Worth of Parties to Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week
For a limited time Crested Butte Mountain Resort is offering a complimentary “Gay Card” party pass to guests booking a minimum of four-nights accommodations to “Butte 11: Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week,” which takes place March 19 – 26, 2011 in Crested Butte. The Gay Card is the all access party pass to Matthew Shepard Foundation Gay Ski Week and provides admission to all official events throughout gay ski week.
Telluride Gay Ski Week Welcomes Matthew Shepard Foundation as Presenting Sponsor for 2010 Event
The producers of Telluride Gay Ski Week (TGSW) announced today that its 2010 Presenting Sponsor* will be the Matthew Shepard Foundation, one of the leading GLBT education, advocacy and awareness organizations in the United States. Matthew Shepard’s mother and chair of the foundation, Judy Shepard will be attending the event along with other representatives of the organisation.
Judy Shepard Responds to Rep. Foxx
Judy Shepard appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC on Thursday night to discuss prospects for the passage of federal hates-crime legislation, and to address Rep. Virginia Foxx’s comment that the idea that Matthew Shepard’s murder was a hate crime is “a hoax.”