Read more Matthew Shepard stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34645/matthew-shepard.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72783/hate-crime-law-marks-fork-in-road-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama today signed a bill extending hate-crime protection to homosexuals, a victory for equality advocates after more than a decade of pushing for such a law. But, Chris Geidner wonders, will this open the floodgates for more action—eliminating Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, for instance—or will this be...http://www.newser.com/story/72783/hate-crime-law-marks-fork-in-road-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 20:00:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72364/senate-oks-bill-giving-gays-hate-crime-protection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhysical attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes in a major expansion of the civil rights-era law Congress approved today and sent to President Obama. The measure, on the congressional agenda for a decade, expands current law to include crimes based...http://www.newser.com/story/72364/senate-oks-bill-giving-gays-hate-crime-protection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 19:32:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71278/house-bill-adds-hate-crime-coverage-for-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House voted today to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation, significantly expanding the hate-crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968. With expected passage by the Senate, and President Obama promising to sign the legislation,...http://www.newser.com/story/71278/house-bill-adds-hate-crime-coverage-for-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 18:33:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63193/obama-renews-promises-to-dismayed-gay-leaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama turned on the charm at a reception yesterday for gay, lesbian, and transgender activists at the White House, where he tried to dispel worries he was dragging his feet on campaign promises. "I think you guys will have pretty good feelings about the Obama administration" by the time...http://www.newser.com/story/63193/obama-renews-promises-to-dismayed-gay-leaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 8:42:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62891/perez-claimed-jackson-faked-death-collapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPerez Hilton screwed up again yesterday when the gossip blogger claimed Michael Jackson's trip to the hospital was a "stunt" like when he collapsed getting ready for his 1995 HBO special. "We are dubious!" Hilton breathlessly posted. He later yanked the post, reports Gawker, who saved it for all to...http://www.newser.com/story/62891/perez-claimed-jackson-faked-death-collapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 4:12:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61959/conservative-christians-fight-hate-crimes-law-for-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Congress set to pass strengthened hate crime legislation this summer, Conservative Christian leaders are ratcheting up their opposition to a bill that would extend those protections to gays and lesbians, USA Today reports. Conservative leaders say they’re worried that clergy who preach against homosexuality could end up liable for...http://www.newser.com/story/61959/conservative-christians-fight-hate-crimes-law-for-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 20:19:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57681/nc-rep-calls-shepard-murder-a-hoax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA North Carolina congresswoman is backtracking after saying during a House debate that the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard was a “hoax” used by gay-rights activists, WTVD-TV of Raleigh-Durham reports. Arguing against a new hate-crimes bill, Republican Virginia Foxx said the highly publicized killing of Shepard—whose mother was in...http://www.newser.com/story/57681/nc-rep-calls-shepard-murder-a-hoax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 12:57:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37630/wyo-changes-sluggishly-since-shepard-murder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe creators of The Laramie Project have returned to Wyoming to explore the legacy of Matthew Shepard’s murder 10 years later, the New York Times reports. In revisiting the people whose words make up the script, the theater company found that there has been progress —albeit slow.http://www.newser.com/story/37630/wyo-changes-sluggishly-since-shepard-murder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Sep 2008 11:19:00 CDT