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Funerals at Washington's National Cathedral tell the story of a nation

When former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral is held at the Washington National Cathedral, he will join a bipartisan but exclusive list of figures memorialized there, in a church that tells the story of America on hallowed ground

The Independent UK

Tortured death of trans man in western New York echoes notorious 90s killing

Seven people have been arrested over ‘horrific’ death of Sam Nordquist, 24. A similar case in Wyoming once helped fuel the LGBTQ+ rights movement

The Guardian - US

Walz touts abiding support for LGBTQ+ rights: ‘Why would I stop anybody else from marrying the person they love?’

Democratic vice-presidential nominee tells the Human Rights Campaign how his time starting a gay-straight alliance moved him to support gay rights

The Independent UK

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‘There’s no forgiveness in us’: 25 years after Matthew Shepard’s murder, his parents want the world to remember

In 1999 Dennis Shepard gave a devastating speech to his son’s killers in a Wyoming court. Decades on, across the globe in Australia, he’s set to deliver it again

The Guardian - AU

Best LGBTQ+ movies to watch on Tubi

We've compiled the best LGBTQ+ movies to watch on Tubi, offering a wide array of films, from early pioneering works to modern masterpieces.

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Matthew Shepard's Murder Was Almost Certainly Not an Anti-Gay Hate Crime

President Biden commemorated the 25th anniversary of his tragic death by celebrating legislation passed in Shepard's name. But it was based on a major falsehood.

Reason

Biden pays tribute to Matthew Shepard, 25 years after anti-gay hate-crime death

President says university student, 21, who died days after being tied to a fence and beaten, was murdered ‘simply for being himself’

The Guardian - US

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25 years after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk

Twenty-five years have passed since gay 21-year-old college student Matthew Shepard died after being beaten and tied to a remote fence

The Independent UK

`The Laramie Project' stages a special reading in Wyoming on the 25th anniversary of Shepard murder

It has been 25 years since the body of Matthew Shepard was discovered in Laramie, Wyoming

The Independent UK

His murder galvanised the LGBT+ rights movement. 25 years on, his mother fears the US is ‘starting completely over’

The brutal 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard sparked an outcry that paved the way for broader LGBT+ rights and hate crime legislation across the US. But as the 25th anniversary of his killing approaches, Matthew’s mother, Judy, tells Sheila Flynn: ‘I didn’t expect to be…

The Independent UK

The Stroll: looking back on the lives of trans sex workers in New York City

In a new documentary, two trans film-makers aim to shed light on a community often stereotyped and undervalued

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