It's been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied to a remote fence to meet his fate.

Their criticisms were read aloud in their absence during a ceremony at the Justice Department. By Katie Benner The award-winning playwright and director looks hopefully and cautiously toward the ...

Russell Henderson, one of the murderers of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard, will stay in prison for at least five more years now that the Wyoming Board of Parole recently denied his petition to ...

In the fall of 1998, a man named Matthew Shepard was savagely beaten, strung out on a fence like a scarecrow, and left to die as the Wyoming night temperatures plunged. Over the last two and a half ...

Matthew Shepard was abducted, beaten and killed 20 years ago because he was gay. Twenty years ago, Matthew Shepard was a "smart, funny" 21-year-old, no different than any other young man that age. He ...

Judy and Dennis Shepard were sound asleep when they got the call. It was 5 a.m. in Saudi Arabia, where the Shepards were living while Dennis worked as an oil company safety engineer. Groggy with sleep ...

The mother of Matthew Shepard, who was killed in an anti-gay hate crime 25 years ago, said LGBTQ people are “still being denied basic rights” Thursday. “They’re still being denied basic rights, the ...

WEBVTT SOLEDA 20 YEARS AGO MATTHEW SHEPARD, A 21-YEAR-OLD A MAN, WAS BEATEN TO DEATH IN WYOMING. IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE WORST ANTI-GAY CRIMES IN U.S. HISTORY. HIS MURDER SPARKED NATIONAL OUTRAGE ...

"Matthew Shepard’s death was a life-altering moment for a lot of people," said Shelby Chestnut, executive director of the Transgender Law Center. Earlier in his career, Chestnut worked with the New ...