When Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, tortured, and bound to a fence post outside of Laramie, Wyoming, on a freezing night in October 1998, today’s teenagers were either yet unborn or still in diapers. The 21-year-old’s death and the trial that followed attracted worldwide media interest and emboldened the nation to fight bigotry and hatred. Nearly […]
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Another Generation, Same Issues
Redmond High examines parallels with The Laramie Project