Matthew Shepard Day

[Karl-G]

Matthew Shepard died in the early morning of Monday, October 12, 1998, from severe injuries due to a brutal beating and torture in Laramie, WY. He was attending the University of Wyoming, majoring in political science/foreign relations with a minor in languages at the time of his death. He enjoyed soccer, swimming, running, camping, hunting, fishing and snow skiing. He was 21 and he was gay.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard

[Steven_Draker]

Karl-G, thank you for the thoughtful post, and for drawing everyone's attention to the Wikipedia article.

 

SD ~