Matthew Shepard

Mathew Shepard (1976-1998) was a homosexual American college student from Wyoming. On October 7th, 1998, he was savagely beaten and robbed by two men, and died on October 12th just becuase of his homosexuality The killers were heavily involved in drugs and had met Shepard in a bar, giving him a ride afterwards. Both were convicted of thier crimes and are now serving life sentences.

Shepard's death was cited by homosexual activists to propose legislation to classify attacks against homosexuals as a hate crime that would be punished more severely than in the absence of homosexuality. All legislation, both in Wyoming and on the national level, has failed.