Always Matt
by Newman, Leslea
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| j 300 - 399 | j306.7662092 New (Browse shelf) | Available | GO Bond | 113215 |
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| j306.362092 Hal Underground abductor : | j306.46 Bon Genetic engineering | j306.46 Gen Genetic engineering | j306.7662092 New Always Matt | j306.874 Lou Girl power in the family : | j306.8743 Arm Violence in society | j306.8743 Cam Frequently asked questions about teen pregnancy |
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.
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