I was poking around the internets tonight looking at gay-themed music and came across a link to the Matthew Shepard Foundation. For those of you who don’t remember, Matthew Shepard was a 21-year old college student who was murdered simply because he was gay.
There is currently legislation in the US Senate called the Matthew Shepard Act. This needs to be passed, and more importantly, the president needs to sign this. If President Bush should veto this legislation, he’s going to see the gay community come out with a force that’s not been seen in a long time, and will certainly hurt the Republicans in 2008.
I can’t believe it’s been almost ten years since Matthew Shepard was murdered. Our society has become more accepting, but we’re still not there yet.