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Community speaks out against LGBTQ+ violence on 25th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death

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Yesterday, October 12, marked the 25th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard after he sustained fatal injuries from a brutal homophobic attack in Laramie, Wyoming.

On the night of October 6, 1998, 21-year-old university student Matthew Shepard was violently beaten and tortured by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson.

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