Archive for the ‘Matthew Shepard’ Category

Aug
2008
02

To Be Young, Gay, and Without a Voice

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First, I’d like to preface this by saying that I am a sixteen year old Junior in high school, and I came out in early 2007. I was raised Southern Baptist, and one of my earliest memories of homophobia within my own family was when I was around the age of 7. I remember quite [...]

Dec
2007
20

erase hate

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Like so many others, I was so deeply disappointed last week to learn that the Matthew Shepard Act had been dropped from the final version of the Defense Authorization Bill.
I clearly remember learning about the brutal hate crime that resulted in Matthew’s death. I was a year out of college, planning my wedding, and was [...]

Sep
2007
13

Sharon Underwood’s letter

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Once again I have come across something online that many of you may or may not have seen before. I would like to republish it here because I think it conveys a message with the grace and dignity that we all wish we possessed at one time or another. Words like this should be shared [...]

Jun
2007
07

My Life is about Equality, Truth & Love

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My friends & family know me to be a person who “says it like it is.” This pic is me at a recent anti-war rally. I could have said “USA out of Iraq” or “Impeach” but the truth is this country has a painful history of going around killing brown people whenever it suits us. [...]

Jan
2005
01

Shits and giggles

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Dear Dr. Laura,
Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God`s Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states [...]

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