Sad Anniversary - Remembering Matthew Shepard

[clmiles]

As posted around LJ today:

"1 out of every 10 people are born Gay. That means 1 of every 10 people are instantly put down, given bad labels, left alone, put in a minority and so much more, all for something they didn't ask for. Gay teens are turning to suicide as a way of escaping. If you want to tell them that life will get better, & you respect them for who they are, copy & paste this. Most of you won't, but let's see the 5% of you who will."

Twelve years ago, Matthew Shepard was murdered for being homosexual.

Click to to read Matthew's story

Rest in Peace, Matthew Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998)

Comments

[kellys-muse.livejournal.com]

His story really hit home, even before I had kids of my own. Makes me sad, beautiful boy. It just blows my mind that such a hateful crime happened not decades ago but recently.

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

That's really sad. I saw a lot of people on facebook using that as their status post yesterday. I've not read his story, though - your link takes one straight to the main page of your ankaree journal.