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On the Anniversary of Matthew Shepard's tragic death, we reflect on the impact of his story

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Today marks the anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard who was killed in a brutal homophobic attack in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998.

Shepard was alone in a bar, the Fireside Lounge, when two men, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, there under the pretence of being gay so that Shepard would lower his guard.

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