Matthew Shepard Act

Author of Policy On April 28, 2009, Senator, Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat from Massachusetts, introduced to the 111th CONGRESS, 1st Session S. 909, The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The purpose of this act was to “provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes” (Kennedy, 2009 p.1). Assistance other than financial assistance, in general, at the request of State, local or, tribal law enforcement agency, the Attorney General may provide

The murder of Matthew Shepard in October of 1998 sparked a movement against the seemingly new “gay hate crime.” Before the crime there was all sorts of laws and bills that were being decided upon that affected the LGBTQ community, but the murder of Matthew Shepard really brought LGBTQ rights into the light. Hate crimes oriented towards LGBTQ persons are not new, and have not decreased in frequency in the recent years despite the inclusion of anti-hate crime laws that were brought into place. Being

Justice for Trayvon Martin in America Hendrix, Jaimisha Com/172 August 14, 2012 University Of Phoenix Justice for Trayvon Martin in America Trayvon Martin’s killing was a racial hate crime because of Zimmerman’s actions before, during and after the killing, the 911 call, and the police report all indicating Trayvon’s killing was racially provoked since then I have been teaching my child about the possibilities of being racially targeted due to his ethnicity and exactly what racial

prejudice on the basis of a road or perceived difference in race, gender, and religion etc. one of the oldest hate groups is the Ku Klux Klan, which formed during the reconstruction period of the civil war. Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act (known as the Matthew Shepard Act), which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on October 28, 2009, expand hate crimes as well as the categories covered by hate crime legislation

Matthew Shepard was a 21 year old freshman in college at the University of Wyoming when he was robbed and then killed in a hate crime on October 7, 1998 by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson for being gay. As a result of his death, Matthew Shepard became a symbol and a motivator for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights and movements. Matthew Shepard was the child of Judy and Dennis Shepard born on December 1, 1976, who was in public schools in Laramie, Wyoming until his junior

is very common, is hate crime. Hate crime has been appeared for a long time. It was formed when human know what is hatred and grudge. However, people recently defined this crime when many incident happened such as the incident of James Byrd, Matthew Shepard, and Harvey Milk. Those incidents were one of the largest and noticeable hate crimes at those periods of time. These hate crimes were and have been attractive a lot to media and people. Although these crimes left a lot of consequences, many hate

preserve a detestable status quo. The play The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project introduces some of those people who live in the quiet town of Laramie, Wyoming. It has been 18 years since the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay resident of Laramie. After that tragedy, has anything changed? One answer comes from Laramie resident Rebecca Hilliker who states in The

Introduction Twenty-one year old, University of Wyoming college gay student, Matthew Shepard, was found tied to a fence on the Wyoming prairie, barely alive, his skull fractured and his brain stem crushed On October 7th, 1998. Comatose, he was taken first to a Laramie hospital, then to a better-equipped one in Fort Collins, Colo., where he died five days later. Two Laramie men, Russell Henderson (21-years old) and Aaron McKinney (22-years old), were convicted of murder and serving for two life sentencing

” written by members of the Tectonic theatre company, aims to examine the Matthew Shepard murder through the use of theatre. Within the play, there are several insights and moments that prove to be surprising, puzzling, useful, new, and interesting. Within the play, there are a variety of ways that the people of Laramie and those outside of Laramie frame Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, the murderers of Matthew Shepard. I find the fact that the play is able to present how the American people

“any of various crimes (such as assault or defacement of property) when motivated by hostility to the victim as a member of a group (such as one based on color, creed, gender, or sexual orientation).” The Hate Crimes Prevention Act, otherwise known as the Matthew Shepard Act