Judy Michelle Shepard

Thousands attend interment of Matthew Shepard, a symbol of gay rights

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• For two decades, Shepard's parents kept their son's ashes near their home in Casper, Wyoming. They feared laying him to rest in a public place, fearing it would draw attention from "people who hated what Matt represented," his mother, Judy Shepard recalled in an interview earlier this week. When a r
• Date: Oct 27, 2018
• Category: Headlines
• Source: Google

‘He’s moving away’: Matthew Shepard’s parents prepare to lay their son to rest at Washington National Cathedral

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• year, when the parents were presented with the idea of interring their son there, they felt it was the perfect fit. Matthew Shepard had served as an acolyte in his local Episcopal church, a place where he always felt really safe, said Judy Shepard, who also taught Sunday school in the church. GroWhile their son was still in the hospital, the Shepards began receiving scores of letters from families everywhere. Some asked the Shepards to reach out to parents who had rejected their children for being gay, Judy Shepard said.We thought Matts story would go the way of all tragic stories, everyones really interested in it in the beginning, and maybe the middle and perhaps a few at the end, Judy Shepard said. I dont think either one of us thought that it would last beyond a couple of years.The ultimate goal of establishing the foundation was always being able to shut our doors because we werent needed, Judy Shepard said. Ahead of the 2016 election, they planned to start shifting their mission, focusing on their sons legacy rather than advocacy against hate crimes.While the Shepards do travel the country speaking to young people, they find themselves focusing their message more so on their own generation, which was taught the myth, not the truth, about the LGBT community, Judy Shepard said.hen there was one possession that the Shepards had never seen before: a wedding ring in a box. The parents dont know the story behind the ring, but it reminded Judy Shepard of a conversation she had with her son in August of 1998, when Hawaii was considering the legalization of same-sex marriage.The family didnt want to create a place that would draw unwanted attention from people who hated what Matt represented, Judy Shepard said. We were waiting to find the right solution, and the right solution appeared."
• Date: Oct 26, 2018
• Category: Headlines
• Source: Google

WATCH: Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest At National Cathedral

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• hepard's killing became the basis for a play, The Laramie Project, which brought widespread attention to the problem of homophobia. Shepard's parents, Dennis and Judy Shepard, established the Matthew Shepard Foundation and became activists for gay rights and more vigorous prosecution of hate crimes.
• Date: Oct 26, 2018
• Category: Headlines
• Source: Google

America's birthplace plans events to mark 50th anniversary of LGBT rights ...

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• events this Fourth include a ceremony in front of Independence Hall, parties and legal panels. There will also be a VIP lunch with Judy Shepard, the mother of slain gay man Matthew Shepard, and Edie Windsor, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that struck down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act.
• Date: Jun 14, 2015
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Town where Matthew Shepard was murdered passes LGBT protections

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• Im thrilled that Laramies doing it, Matthew Shepards mother, Judy Shepard, told the AP, expressing her sadness that similar legislation had not yet been passed at a state level. Maybe the rest of Wyoming will understand this is about fellow human beings and not something thats other than what
• Date: May 13, 2015
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Gay marriage opponents hint that judge may rule against them

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• About 60 people watched the proceedings, most of whom support same-sex nuptials. In a corner sat Dennis and Judy Shepard, parents of Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming college student who was fatally beaten in 1998.
• Date: Oct 16, 2014
• Source: Google

Clementi family become advocates after suicide

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• last year at a small conference of Christians on LGBT issues, telling the gathering she had left the conservative church she had attended before his death. She also took part in a panel at the Washington National Cathedral last October with Judy Shepard, whose son Matthew was killed in Wyoming in 1998.
• Date: Sep 21, 2014
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Equality Illinois to host LGBT Equality Institute

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• Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard, released a short statement online about the passing of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, Sr.
• Date: Mar 26, 2014
• Category: Health
• Source: Google

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