Gregory Lewis never met Matthew Shepard. But when Mr. Shepard was murdered in October 1998 in an anti-gay hate crime, his death profoundly changed the course of Mr. Lewis’s life. At the time, Mr.

The Matthew Shepard Foundation is one of five nonprofits competing nationally Dec. 1-8 to win grant money from the Chase American Giving Awards. A total of $2 million will be awarded based on ...

It’s been 20 years since University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was killed for being gay. Since then, his parents have worked tirelessly to get federal hate crimes legislation passed and to ...

Matthew Shepard Papers / Series 2: Shepard Family and The Matthew Shepard Foundation, Papers and Correspondence Received / 2.1: Papers Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives ...

Matthew Shepard Papers / Series 2: Shepard Family and The Matthew Shepard Foundation, Papers and Correspondence Received / 2.1: Papers Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives ...

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Judy Shepard will give a free public lecture, "The Legacy of Matthew Shepard," at 8 p.m. in the Carroll College Campus Center. Shepard is the mother of Matthew Shepard, the ...

When Matthew Shepard died on a cold night 20 years ago, after being beaten with a pistol butt and tied to a split-rail wood fence, his parents cremated rather than buried the 21-year-old, for fear of ...