Sep 8, 2009 (Talk of the Nation) — The 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard drew new attention to hate crimes targeting people who are gay. But more than a decade later, Shepard's mother believes the national gay rights picture is not much better. Judy Shepard tells Neal Conan about her new book, The Meaning of Matthew.
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Judy Shepard And 'The Meaning Of Matthew'
Sep 8, 2009 (Talk of the Nation) — The 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard drew new attention to hate crimes targeting people who are gay. But more than a decade later, Shepard's mother believes the national gay rights picture is not much better. Judy Shepard tells Neal Conan about her new book, The Meaning of Matthew.The 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard shocked the nation.
Shepard, 21, was viciously murdered in Laramie, Wyo., where he was a college student. He was targeted because he was gay.
His death and the subsequent trial of his attackers stoked a new debate over gay rights. For many, it revealed the dangers of being gay in America, and for others, it reaffirmed the risk.
More than a decade later, Shepard's mother says there hasn't been nearly enough progress on gay rights.
Judy Shepard tells Neal Conan about her new book, The Meaning of Matthew.
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