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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,964 posts) Wed Oct 12, 2022, 11:13 AM Oct 2022

On this day, October 12, 1998, Matthew Shepard died.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_12

• 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, dies five days after he was beaten outside of Laramie.

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On this day, October 12, 1998, Matthew Shepard died. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 OP

That was so incredibly awful Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #1

I remember! Behind the Aegis Oct 2022 #2

Our Matthew Shepard. mahina Oct 2022 #3

Never forget. MuseRider Oct 2022 #4

Commemorating the first time "gay panic" defense didn't fly with national exposure. lambchopp59 Oct 2022 #5

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. That was so incredibly awful

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2022, 11:15 AM

Oct 2022

Matthew

Behind the Aegis

(54,857 posts)

2. I remember!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2022, 11:25 AM

Oct 2022

mahina

(18,941 posts)

3. Our Matthew Shepard.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2022, 11:40 AM

Oct 2022

Say his name

Matthew Shepard

💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧

MuseRider

(34,370 posts)

4. Never forget.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2022, 11:41 AM

Oct 2022

So brutal. Such a waste of a good young man's life. I still don't know what to say about that one.

lambchopp59

(2,809 posts)

5. Commemorating the first time "gay panic" defense didn't fly with national exposure.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2022, 11:49 AM

Oct 2022

Matthew 🤧

It was long overdue for much of that Kryptic Kangaroo Kourt "justice" got upended and prevented now.
Absolutely sickens me realizing there are MAGA'S who support bringing all that bigoted murder marauding back in Jeebus holy name and think they're accomplishing something.

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