This article talks about how a hate crime towards Matthew Shepard, 20 years ago leading to his death, is still significant to many. 21 year old Matthew Shepard, who was gay, was robbed, pistol-whipped, tied to a fence, and was left in the freezing cold overnight. He had later died in the hospital. His death angered the LGBT community. Two decades after Matthew Shepard's death, 20 states still don't consider attacks on LGBT people as hate crimes. You can connect this with the KKK and how much of an impact they made on hate crimes and how they weren't exactly con sequenced for them.-K
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
This article talks about how a hate crime towards Matthew Shepard, 20 years ago leading to his death, is still significant to many. 21 year old Matthew Shepard, who was gay, was robbed, pistol-whipped, tied to a fence, and was left in the freezing cold overnight. He had later died in the hospital. His death angered the LGBT community. Two decades after Matthew Shepard's death, 20 states still don't consider attacks on LGBT people as hate crimes. You can connect this with the KKK and how much of an impact they made on hate crimes and how they weren't exactly con sequenced for them.-K
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For a country that is supposed to have church separate from government we sure do a good job at combining them.
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DeleteIt is really sad to hear that and realize that our society still have a problem with accepting LGBTQ peolpe.
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