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Matthew Shepard’s Parents Have Harsh Words for Amy Coney Barrett

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MSNBC to talk about the Supreme Court and LGBTQ+ rights, and they did not hold back.The Shepards appeared on AM Joy, where they were asked how concerned they were about Barrett’s nomination and Judy Shepard did not mince words. “If we have a court that is so set on not helping marginalized communities achieve equality,” she said, “I think we’re all in trouble.”Yesterday was the 22nd anniversary of his son’s death, and Dennis Shepard added that he doesn’t understand why people still struggle to accept LGBTQ+ rights. “The LGBT community has been living out in the public eye for years now,” he said, “...this country is a democracy, not a theocracy.”Judy Shepard had a specific message for Barrett. “Parent to parent, mom to mom, I would say,.

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