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The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son's death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist.Today, the name Matthew Shepard is synonymous w… Mehr…

The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son's death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist.Today, the name Matthew Shepard is synonymous with gay rights, but before his grisly murder in 1998, Matthew was simply Judy Shepard's son. For the first time in book form, Judy Shepard speaks about her loss, sharing memories of Matthew, their life as a typical American family, and the pivotal event in the small college town that changed everything.The Meaning of Matthew follows the Shepard family in the days immediately after the crime, when Judy and her husband traveled to see their incapacitated son, kept alive by life support machines; how the Shepards learned of the incredible response from strangers all across America who held candlelit vigils and memorial services for their child; and finally, how they struggled to navigate the legal system as Matthew's murderers were on trial. Heart-wrenchingly honest, Judy Shepard confides with readers about how she handled the crippling loss of her child, why she became a gay rights activist, and the challenges and rewards of raising a gay child in America today.The Meaning of Matthew not only captures the historical significance and complicated civil rights issues surrounding one young man's life and death, but it also chronicles one ordinary woman's struggle to cope with the unthinkable. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Judy Shepard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/001315/bk_peng_001315_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax. English - Biographies & Memoirs, Penguin Audio<

ISBN: 9781101079485

On the night of October 6, 1998, 21-year-old University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was beaten and tortured near Laramie for being gay. By the time he died several days later, this… Mehr…

On the night of October 6, 1998, 21-year-old University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was beaten and tortured near Laramie for being gay. By the time he died several days later, this gentle, optimistic man had become the symbol of hate crimes in America. Since that day, Matthew's mother, Judy Shepard, and her husband have worked tirelessly for gay rights, traveling around the country to advocate hate crime legislation and foster tolerance. In The Meaning of Matthew, Judy writes with striking candor about her son, her grief, and her humane response to an unthinkable tragedy. Books Biography & Autobiography~~General Meaning-of-Matthew~~Judy-Shepard Penguin Group USA<

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Unabridged CDs * 7 CDs, 9 hours The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son’s death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist. … Mehr…

Unabridged CDs * 7 CDs, 9 hours The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son’s death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist. Adult, , The Meaning of Matthew~~ Judy Shepard~~Adult~~9781101079485, en, The Meaning of Matthew, Judy Shepard, 9781101079485, Penguin Audio, 08/20/2009, , , , Penguin Audio, 08/20/2009<

ISBN: 9781101079485

Unabridged CDs * 7 CDs, 9 hours The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son’s death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist. Unabridged C… Mehr…

Unabridged CDs * 7 CDs, 9 hours The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son’s death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist. Unabridged CDs * 7 CDs, 9 hours The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son’s death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist. Media > Books<