Matthew Shepard
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About Matthew Shepard
A decade after the 1998 murder of this LGBT youth, the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama passed an important piece of legislation known as the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
Before Fame
After studying briefly at Catawba College and Casper College, Shepard entered the political science program at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. While in Laramie, he accepted a ride from Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney one evening and was subsequently tortured by the young men; comatose, he died in the hospital six days later.
Trivia
His death inspired a popular stage play titled The Laramie Project.
Family Life
He and his younger brother, Logan, grew up in Casper, Wyoming. After their older son's death, Judy and Dennis Shepard established a prominent LGBT activist organization known as the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
Associated With
During the 2012 to 2013 athletic season, gay professional basketball player Jason Collins wore a number 98 jersey in honor of Shepard and in remembrance of the year in which he was murdered.
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A. Zodiac Birth Chart, Sky Chart, Astrology Chart or Natal Chart of Matthew Shepard
You can think of the planets as symbolizing core parts of the human personality, and the signs as different colors of consciousness through which they filter.
| Planet | Zodiac Sign | House | Degree |
Each house is associated with a set of traits, beginning from the self, and expanding outward into society and beyond.
| House | Zodiac Sign | Degree |
The aspects describe the geometric angles between the planets. Each shape they produce has a different meaning.
| Planet 1 | Aspect | Planet 2 | Degree | Level |
Numerology chart of Matthew Shepard
Numerology Birth chart of Matthew Shepard
Birthday: 1 Month 12, 1976
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Matthew Shepard was born on 1 Month 12, 1976.