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My initial draft, reflecting on the 28 years since Matthew Shepard was murdered, happen to fall around anniversary of 9/11. I read a moving piece about how kids do not understand the relevance, the shock, of watching the twin towers fall. In many respects, it feels like Matthew Shepard and his story are fading out […] So it happens again – I blog once a year about Matthew Shepard. Gay rights in America seem to be receding, especially in Wyoming, Mathew Shepard’s home state. The UW office that supports the LGBTQIA+ community vanished in 2024, thanks to a Wyoming legislature hostile to diversity. This makes giving to UW rather difficult. I […] By dint of life, my blog has become the place where, once a year, I publish my feelings and thoughts about Matthew Shepard and his murder in Laramie, Wyoming, back in 1998. The thing is, of course, that I’ve captured feelings on my blog for over 20 years – and while I can rearrange the […] So, this is the second 25 years later post I’ve written. The first was a 500 word vomit produced in about 20 minutes. Disjointed. Disorganized. The fact is, I am in Laramie, Wyoming, this week – I arrived Sunday evening and have been attending Matthew Shepard related events ever since. Sunday night was “Laramie […] Wow. Today marks 24 years since Matthew Shepard died. It remains difficult to write my thoughts about him every year, some of this is because I feel like I am being a bit repetitious, some of it is because I never quite know how to address my feelings about him every year. It’s not easy […] Matthew Shepard died 23 years ago today. Another year has ticked by. Another moment to pause and reflect on Matthew Shepard. One remarkable thing about Matthew Shepard is that he continues to be present in society – I was scrolling through Facebook last week and I noticed that Indiana University Credit Union (my primary […] For 18 years, October’s cooler weather and shorter days is a reminder that the anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s murder is fast approaching. It’s somewhat daunting to pause and reflect – how much I’ve changed. How much America and the world has changed. And how much has not changed at all. I want what I write […] It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since I left the University of Wyoming for points east – and ultimately Germany. Two months after moving to Bloomington, Laramie was in the news. From the luxury of my home in Berlin, I can still think back to how I felt those 1998 October days […] Yesterday evening, while I was busy working on a project, two friends let me know that an NBA player had come out as gay. Jason Collins, a 34-year-old, free agent, basketball player took the leap out of the closet in the pages of Sports Illustrated. It’s cool and I would have let it float past […] |
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