Matthew Shepard, 22, openly gay llege stunt, is found burned, battered and nearly lifels after beg tied to fence for 18 hours, Laramie, Wyo; Rsell A Henrson and Aaron J McKney are charged wh kidnappg, aggravated robbery and attempted murr; Kristen Leann Price and Chasty Vera Pasley are charged as accsori after fact to attempted murr; Shepard's iends say he did not know alleged tormentors; see hate crime; photos (M)
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- JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
- GAY MAN BEATEN AND LEFT FOR DEAD; 2 ARE CHARGED
JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen out as gay a first for US-based pro leagu * gay college student murdered *
Twenty years ago, Matthew Shepard was a "smart, funny" 21-year-old, no different than any other young man that age.He was an "ordary kid who wanted to make the world a better place," his parents remembered.But October 1998, that all changed, when the openly gay llege stunt was abducted, beaten and tied to a fence Wyomg.His life end a few days later, and wh me a wispread awarens of the dangers that members of the LGBTQ muny face every day.
GAY MAN BEATEN AND LEFT FOR DEAD; 2 ARE CHARGED
The homophobic btal killg also served as a talyst for progrs Ameri's laws and culture.In the two s that have passed, however, remas batable how far the untry has e sce the shock of that crime.A gome attackShepard, a stunt at the Universy of Wyomg Laramie, spent Oct.