Bibliograph

Always Matt, a tribute to Matthew Shepard, by Lesléa Newman ; foreword by Jason Collins ; illustrated by Brian Britigan

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Always Matt, a tribute to Matthew Shepard, by Lesléa Newman ; foreword by Jason Collins ; illustrated by Brian Britigan

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Always Matt

Oclc number

1370126704

Responsibility statement

by Lesléa Newman ; foreword by Jason Collins ; illustrated by Brian Britigan

Sub title

a tribute to Matthew Shepard

Summary

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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