Sunday marks the ten-year aniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard. It seems hard to believe that it’s been ten years.
I was talking to someone last night, and I was saying that one thing the gay community does really poorly is passing things onto the next generation.
Shortly after Matthew Shepard’s death, the gay community had such a strong “never again” attitude. We need to be reminded of how we felt after such a horrible crime was committed. And we need to make sure the next generation understands what happened. Hopefully, the next generation won’t have an event that leads them to say “never again.”
I hope this aniversary gives us the reminder we need.