Matthew Shepard’s Ashes Interred At National Cathedral

President Barack Obama greets Louvon Harris, left, Betty Byrd Boatner, right, both sisters of James Byrd, Jr., and Judy Shepard, center, mother of Matthew Shepard, following his remarks at a reception commemorating the enactment of the Matthew...

The ashes of Matthew Shepard, a gay man who was murdered in 1998 because he was gay, were interred in the National Cathedral Saturday morning. Shepard, 21, was beaten and killed by two men in October 1998. The attack shocked the nation and helped the LGBT rights movement by bringing much-needed attention to the violence LGBT […]

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