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Remembering Matthew Shepard’s Legacy in His Own Backyard

In this small town of Laramie, what you say matters. It gets around. The only way to combat the misinformation is to keep telling the truth.

Imagine there’s no heaven

It’s easy if you try

No hell below us

And only Matthew in the sky

The Laramie ProjectThe Matthew Shepard StoryMatthew Shepard Is a Friend of MineThe New York Times

…In the west,

they are tying a boy to a fence and leaving him to die,

his face unrecognizable behind a mask

of blood. His body, icon

of loss, growing meaningful

against his will.

The Laramie Project Matthew Shepard Was a Friend of Mine

The Laramie ProjectMatthew Shepard Was a Friend of Mine

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The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths about the Murder of Matthew Shepard

The Book of Matt

The Book of Matt

The Laramie Project

is

everything