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Matthew Shepard was abducted, beaten and killed 20 years ago bee he was gay.

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WHY XAVIER UNIVERSY IS STAGG PLAY ABOUT MAN MURRED BEE HE WAS GAY

The 1999 play The Laramie Project explor the te story surroundg the ath of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was beaten and left to die Laramie, Wyo., 1998. The se, which beme a landmark symbol for hate crim, still elics varied reactns — which is why on Oct. 12, hundreds of other theaters around the world will perform The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, an Epilogue. * play about gay man murdered *

Almost stantly, Shepard's name beme a kd of grim rallyg cry for those drawg attentn to hate crim mted agast gays. Mois Kfman, founr of the Tectonic Theater Project, wanted to wre an epilogue to The Laramie Project part bee of ntued bate over whether Shepard was killed bee he was gay, or for some other reason.

MATTHEW SHEPARD: THE LEGACY OF A GAY LLEGE STUNT 20 YEARS AFTER HIS BTAL MURR

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"When they ed gay panic as a fense, " she told Tectonic Theater, "I said 'This is good.

LAST CALL: BEHD THE TERRIFYG UNTOLD STORY OF NEW YORK'S GAY BAR KILLER

The Matthew Shepard Story: Directed by Roger Spottiswoo. Wh Stockard Channg, Shane Meier, Wendy Crewson, Kristen Thomson. Openly gay llege stunt Matthew Shepard (Shane Meier) was murred an act of a hate crime wh a sensels vlence and such celty that attracted global attentn. His ath has changed the whole world forever." data-id="ma * play about gay man murdered *

Six years after the crime, the ABC newsmagaze 20/20 set out to bunk the ia that Shepard was murred bee he was gay. "That's some kd of massive nial, " one openly gay Laramie rint tells Tectonic Theater.

"Of urse had to do wh homophobia. ”It’s unlikely that a person wh ep-seated homophobia will see one of the shows and sudnly fd enlightenment.

For that matter, ’s unlikely that people wh strong anti-gay beliefs will even e to see the plays.

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