Happy Heavenly Birthday, Matthew. The world would be a better place with you in it.

#matthewshepherd

Dear parents of small children,
You do NOT get to throw out
your child when he/she comes
to puberty and begins to sense
he/she is attracted to the same
sex.

If you can't love your children
unconditionally, then do NOT
Have Children!!

#MatthewShepherd 12/1/1976-10/12/1998
Victim of a Hate Crime

#OnThisDay in 1998, American college student Matthew Shepherd died five days after he was beaten and tortured by two men, then tied to a post and left to die near Laramie, Wyoming. He was murdered because he was gay. He was 21 years old.

Photo credit: Gina Van Hoof.

#OTD #MatthewShepherd

I remember vividly Matthew Shepherd's murder because it was the first time I knew people would kill me because I am different. If you have LGBTQIA+ friends or acquaintances please check on them. ANYONE WHO IS DIFFERENT! Hope you didn't die in vain Matthew 💔

#matthewshepherd #bishopbudde #LGBTQIA