Judy Shepard

The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed by Judy Shepard (49) Buy new: $10.38 50 used & new from $2.18 (Visit the Most Gifted in Nonfiction list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son's death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist Today, the name Matthew Shepard is synonymous with gay rights, but before his grisly murder...Read Full Story

« Is Ricky Martin Too Gay to Play Che Guevara in Broadway's Evita? | Main 06/09/2010 National Organization for Marriage (NOM) loses appeal in Maine . Judy Shepard memoir nixed from university reading program for being homophobic ? Tom Cruise gushes  on David Beckham : "I really admire David Beckham as a person, father, husband and athlete. He's absolutely fantastic. He's got a great competitive spirit and he's a tireless worker with a clear mind and a solid...Read Full Story

NATHAN MANSKE Nathan Manske and Marquise Lee just finished a 4 month, 50 state tour of the United States collecting stories for their I'm From Driftwood site. We'll be sharing some of the stories they collected along with some of the insight into what they saw. They're still encouraging people to submit their written stories via IFD. We met Jason Marsden, the Executive Director of The Matthew Shepard Foundation, at our stop in Denver where the Foundation is headquartered. We were going to...Read Full Story

SoleJourney SoleJourney shows how dedicated and courageous individuals, following in the footsteps of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., use non-violent resistance and acts of civil disobedience to confront anti-gay rhetoric as well as religious and political oppression. This powerful, inspiring documentary exposes James Dobson’s Focus on the Family, a well-funded, politically powerful organization that assaults the civil rights of lesbian and gay people and their families...Read Full Story

Michele Josue is a friend of the late Matthew Shepard's. She's looking for funding for her documentary, which looks beautifully handled and hopes to provide a fresh look at the murder that horrified us all, and still horrifies. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP … Kickstarter page . Facebook page . Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress .Read Full Story