‘We still teach hate,’ says mother of murdered gay man
GARY — Judy Shepard doesn’t forgive the men who killed her son, but she doesn’t blame them, either.
Shepard, at Indiana University Northwest on Wednesday night to talk about the torture and murder of her son, Matthew Shepard, said she gets “the forgiveness question” a lot when she talks to groups.
Mostly, she’s just confused by the thought, but what she knows for sure is that the two men who brutally murdered Matthew — Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, who are serving life sentences — weren’t taught any better.
Thus, Shepard has made it her mission in the almost 10 years since his death to teach everyone possible that hate is a learned behavior that needs to be stopped.
“We still teach hate; it has to be a conscious decision to not go there,” said Shepard, invited to speak by IUN’s Center for Regional Excellence and Merrillville High School’s Socially Together and Naturally Diverse organization.
At times comical, Shepard described her home state of Wyoming as “not a hateful place at all,” but it is 96 percent white, with the rest of the 500,000-resident population either Native American or Latino. Even after the murder, Wyoming still hasn’t passed hate-crime legislation that includes lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual specifics, though Laramie, where the murder took place, has an ordinance against it.
Indiana also doesn’t have hate-crime legislation specific to the LGBT community, either, and she pointed out it likely won’t happen until something is passed at the federal level. Nevertheless, she remains hopeful. See ‘We still teach hate,’ says mother of murdered gay man
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Is ‘Wolverine’ the most homoerotic superhero movie ever?
True confession: I see the gay in everything. It’s a gift and a curse, much like Haley Joel Osment’s ability to chat with the dead in The Sixth Sense. After sitting through Wolverine this past weekend, I believe this flick to be the gayest comic book movie ever. It felt like an issue of Men’s Health come to life, albeit with more adamantium. First, the gorgeous Hugh Jackman is shirtless for a good portion of the film — he even has a naked fight scene! And he squares off against a shirtless (and similarly ripped) Ryan Reynolds at one point. Secondly, Wolverine’s job as a lumberjack allows him to wear some very 1970s gay-friendly tight jeans, leather jackets, and flannel shirts, unbuttoned to reveal more than a hint of chest hair. Thirdly, the big sparring between Wolverine and Sabretooth really comes down to two hot guys basically clawing each other with their fingernails. Catfight!
To me, this felt waaay gayer than Joel Schumacher’s codpiece- and nipple-enhanced Batman and Robin. What do you think PopWatchers? Anyone else catch a whiff of homoeroticism from all the male eye candy, or am I blowing things out of proportion?
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Get Your “Intro to Gay Erotic Comics” in Seattle this Saturday Prism Comics
Four gay erotic comics talents—Drub, Dale Lazarov, Patrick Fillion and Steve MacIsaac—will participate in a roundtable discussion this Saturday at the Seattle Erotic Art Festival. In addition, each participant is offering the opportunity to schedule portfolio reviews in conjunction with the event. The “Intro to Gay Erotic Comics” roundtable discussion will be held on Saturday, May 1st from 11:30am to 12:30pm at the Sharma Center, which is a short walk from the Seattle Center exhibition hall where other Festival events are taking place. The event costs $5, and advance purchase through Brown Paper Tickets is recommended, as seating is limited. To make a portfolio review appointment, please visit the Festival website, which includes email contact information for each participant.
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Lesbian comic to headline White House correspondents’ dinner
(New York City) Wanda Sykes will soon get the chance to make fun of President Barack Obama to his face.
The comic actress said Thursday that she has been selected as the entertainer at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, slated for May 9.
Obama is expected to attend the …
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