This Is Not A Democracy

Matthew Shepard

December 1, 1976 - October 12, 1998

Rest in peace, Matthew

Matthew was beaten and robbed before being tied to a fence in rural Wyoming with his own shoelaces, by two men who had targeted him because they had specifically chosen to seek out and attack a gay man. Matthew died in hospital five days later. This week marks ten years since he passed.

Make a donation to the Matthew Shepard Foundation set up by Matthew's parents and help fight for equality and reach out to young LGBTQ people.

Yesterday, Joe Trohman made a statement about opposing Proposition 8 in California, but his point extends to equality for the LGBTQ society as a whole:

I feel we, as the new generation, have the ability to make a positive change in more ways than one, and here's a pretty amazing place to start.

Don't just do this for Matthew - do it for everyone and for our future.