R.I.P. Matthew Shepard
October 28, 2009 at 8:52 AM Leave a comment
This afternoon President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act which allows federal authorities “to pursue charges in violent crimes motivated by the victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability.”
It’s about time. Matt’s mother, Judy Shepard has been working ten years for this. Here is a statement she released today.
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