Matthew Shepard's mother Judy writes, 'When asked, 'What can I do to erase hate?' my immediate response is 'Use your voice and speak out!' It is our duty to pay attention, sound the alarm & prove that there are more of us than there are of them'
, whose brutal murder inspired a national movement for the protection and dignity of queer people and minorities. Although the story of my son Matt’s life began on Dec. 1, 1976, the horrific events that took place shortly after midnight on Oct. 7, 1998, would cement his name into the history books. After being abducted by two men, driven to a remote area east of Laramie, Wyo.
Sadly, the last few years have been a dramatic step backward, by decades, and our work to erase hate is garnering more attention than at any time in 20 years. The reality is, hate crimes are real, on the rise and chronically underreported, and they have widespread negative impacts on targeted communities. After decades of steady decline, hate crimes have been on the rise since 2015, with law enforcement agencies reporting 1,303 hate crime offenses based on sexual orientation alone in 2017.
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