Newman, Leslea
Always Matt a tribute to Matthew Shepard Leslea Newman ; foreword by Jason Collins ; illustrated by Brian Britigan. - New York Abrams ComicArts 2023 - xvii, 85 pages color illustrations ; 21 cm
On the night of October 6, 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Wayne Shepard (1976-1998) was brutally killed solely because he was gay. It was a shocking murder that was nationally covered in the media, and it became a rallying cry for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. In 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed by President Barack Obama, expanding the federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. With a foreword by Jason Collins--the first openly gay active player in the NBA--and written by Leslea Newman--author of the Stonewall Honor-winning novel-in-verse October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard and a friend of the Shepard family--Always Matt is an emotional yet ultimately hopeful look at the progress that's been made, as well as the work that still continues, in advocating for the dignity and equality of all people.
1419759426 9781419759420
Shepard, Matthew 1976-1998.
Gay men--Wyoming--Biography.
Gay men--Crimes against--Wyoming--Laramie.
Homicide--Wyoming--Laramie.
Homophobia--Wyoming--Laramie.
Homosexuels masculins--Wyoming--Biographies.
Homosexuels masculins--Crimes contre--Wyoming--Laramie.
Gay victims of hate crimes.
Wyoming
HQ76.8.U6 / N49 2023
j306.7662092 New 23
Always Matt a tribute to Matthew Shepard Leslea Newman ; foreword by Jason Collins ; illustrated by Brian Britigan. - New York Abrams ComicArts 2023 - xvii, 85 pages color illustrations ; 21 cm
On the night of October 6, 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Wayne Shepard (1976-1998) was brutally killed solely because he was gay. It was a shocking murder that was nationally covered in the media, and it became a rallying cry for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. In 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed by President Barack Obama, expanding the federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. With a foreword by Jason Collins--the first openly gay active player in the NBA--and written by Leslea Newman--author of the Stonewall Honor-winning novel-in-verse October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard and a friend of the Shepard family--Always Matt is an emotional yet ultimately hopeful look at the progress that's been made, as well as the work that still continues, in advocating for the dignity and equality of all people.
1419759426 9781419759420
Shepard, Matthew 1976-1998.
Gay men--Wyoming--Biography.
Gay men--Crimes against--Wyoming--Laramie.
Homicide--Wyoming--Laramie.
Homophobia--Wyoming--Laramie.
Homosexuels masculins--Wyoming--Biographies.
Homosexuels masculins--Crimes contre--Wyoming--Laramie.
Gay victims of hate crimes.
Wyoming
HQ76.8.U6 / N49 2023
j306.7662092 New 23