Last Sunday (10/12) at 6:30pm was the 10 year anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard. He was beaten and left for dead tied to a fence post. Three days later he was taken off of life support. Over the past ten years hate crimes based on sexual orientation have increased. Currently there is no federal hate crime protection based on sexual orientation and gender identity. I ask nothing more than for us to take a moment and think of those whose lives were cut short based on nothing more than who they love or how they perceive their genders.
This Thursday at 6:30pm Outlook is showing the first half of the Laramie Project during our meeting. As always, they're open to all.
Thursday, 6:30pm, University Room.
~Lisa Schilansky, Safe Zone Coordinator
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