Always Matt : : a Tribute to Matthew Shepard

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Call Number: Adult Graphic Novel / Newman, Leslea, Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / Biography / Shepard, Matthew
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Newman, Leslea	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / Biography / Shepard, Matthew	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / Biography / Shepard, Matthew	4-week checkout	On Shelf

On the night of October 6, 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Wayne Shepard (1976-1998) was brutally killed solely because he was gay. It was a shocking murder that was nationally covered in the media, and it became a rallying cry for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. In 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed by President Barack Obama, expanding the federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. With a foreword by Jason Collins--the first openly gay active player in the NBA--and written by Lesléa Newman--author of the Stonewall Honor-winning novel-in-verse October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard and a friend of the Shepard family--Always Matt is an emotional yet ultimately hopeful look at the progress that's been made, as well as the work that still continues, in advocating for the dignity and equality of all people.

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