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In what year did the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act become law?
A. 2005
B. 2007
C. 2009
D. 2011
Drop your answer below! #LGBTQ #QueerHistory #MatthewShepard #HateCrimes

October 7, 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is kidnapped a few minutes after midnight by two young adults. He was brutally beaten. At 12:30 AM on October 7, Shepard was tied to a fence and left there.

He dies on October 12.

#MatthewShepard

10/7/1998-Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was beaten, robbed & left tied to a wooden fence post outside Laramie, WY; he died five days later. His death helped awaken the nation to the persecution of homosexuals & victimization as objects of hate crimes.
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#MatthewShepard, a gay student at the #UniversityOfWyoming, was savagely beaten and left tied to a wooden fence post on #ThisDayInHistory in 1998. He died five days later. His death brought renewed attention to the perennial violence used against the #LGBTQIA community in the US.

I can never forget you, #MatthewShepard -- it could have been me

Just for being gay!

#DoBetterHomophobes
#WhatIfItWereYourChild
#WeWillNeverForget
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28 years ago on October 6th 1998, Matthew Shepard was beaten, tortured and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming for being gay, he was 21. #matthewshepard #lgbtq

#CrumbsofHistory for October 7th
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On October 6th, 1998, Matthew Shepard was brutally attacked because he was gay.
Today, we honor his memory and continue the fight to end hate in all its forms.
#LGBTQHisoryMonth #MatthewShepard #ConversionTherapySurvivor #remember #lgbtq

Remembering #MatthewShepard who was beaten, tortured, and left to die on this date in 1998. He died six days later.

We must remember him, honor all victims of anti-#LGBTQ violence, and stand with all who face fear, hatred, and discrimination. May they never be forgotten.

October 6, 1998, was a day that changed our LGBTQ+ community forever:
Matthew Shepard was brutalized and left to die.
His death became a turning point in the fight for visibility, dignity & equality.

Say. His. Name.

#MatthewShepard #WeRemember #QueerHistory #ProtectQueerLives #NeverForget

28 years ago on October 6th 1998, Matthew Shepard was beaten, tortured and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming for being gay, he was 21. #matthewshepard #lgbtq

October 6, 1998. Matthew Shepard was beaten and left tied to a fence near Laramie, Wyoming. He was 21. He died six days later. 28 years later, his story still demands to be told. New episode: youtu.be/OpCOIPTrN7Y #MatthewShepard #LGBTQ #QueerHistory #HateCrimes

Matthew Shepard was brutally attacked on Oct. 6-7, 1998 in Wyoming. He is a modern #gay martyr whose murder brought international attention to anti-#LGBTQ hate crimes and became a cultural icon, inspiring many. #faithfullyLGBT #MatthewShepard qspirit.net/matthew-shep...

October 7, 1998. Matthew Shepard was 21. Beaten, tied to a fence and left alone to die because he was gay.

28 years later, I still think about that fence. The cold. The silence. A young man who should have gone home that night.

NEVER FORGET.

May his memory be a blessing. 🕯️

#MatthewShepard

🪷 #NeverForget! On 6 Oct 1998 #MatthewShepard was brutally assaulted in a homophobic hate crime attack in Wyoming that shocked and galvanized our world. On 12 Oct 1998 he succumbed to his horrific injuries. He is a martyr saint of #Antinous! More here: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/matt... 🪷

The story of #MatthewShepard. He was born in #Casper, Wyoming on December 1, 1976.

This is his tragedy.
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