Following are excerpts from the statement yesterday by Dennis Shepard, the father of Matthew Shepard, at the sentencing of Aaron J. McKinney, who was convicted of second-degree murder on Wednesday in the death of the younger Mr. Shepard, as recorded by the Albany County Attorney's Office in Laramie, Wyo.My son, Matthew, paid a terrible price to open the eyes of all of us who live in Wyoming, the United States and the world to the unjust and unnecessary fears. discrimination and intolerance that members of the gay community face every day. Such a stand cost him his life when he quietly let it be known that he was gay. He learned this early when he helped campaign for various political candidates while in grade school and junior high. Good is coming out of evil. When he did take a stand, it was based on his best judgment.
:DI'm so proud to represent a party that's ready to cold-open the convention with a woman like me.Kenyatta even appeared with his fiance Matthew Miller.“Joe Biden was the first national figure to support me and my family,” Kenyatta said.In the first part of the keynote address, the speakers talked about Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. But the real battle will come in November.Tam will face off against Republican Nicholas Ochs for a seat in the state House of Representatives. He talked about being a small business owner, running an organic farm stand and a bed and breakfast with his husband.“My American dream? Matt knew that there were dangers to being gay, but he accepted that and wanted to just get on with his life and his ambition of helping others.Matt's beating, hospitalization and funeral focused worldwide attention on hate. He was rather uncoordinated and wore braces from the age of thirteen until the day he died. Kenyatta talked about the lack of personal protective equipment for health care workers, Park said that parents are “juggling full-time work and full-time childcare” because of school closings, and Garcia called out Trump’s inability to develop a coherent plan.“We’re facing the biggest economic and health crisis in generations because our president didn’t and still doesn’t have a plan,” Garcia said.After Biden and Sanders were introduced with nominating and seconding speeches, representatives of the delegations from each of the 57 voting states and territories cast their votes in a roll call video.Out former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg represented the state of Indiana and extolled the state’s economy.“The Hoosier State is ready to lead America’s recovery with our diverse communities, our talented workers, and our best-in-the-world agriculture,” he said.Maine was represented by State Rep. Craig Hickman, the first gay and Black member of the Maine legislature. . From the keynote address to the roll call of votes, LGBTQ people were front and center. But I can do my best to see that this never, ever happens to another person or another family again. .
He didn't advertise it, but he didn't back away from the issue either.For that I'll always be proud of him. It works for me.My son was taught to look at all sides of an issue before making a decision or taking a stand. Mr. Shepard said, with tears in his eyes, “this is the time to begin the healing process, to show mercy to someone who refused to show any mercy”. That statement is that Wyoming is the equality state, that Wyoming will not tolerate discrimination based on sexual orientation, that violence is not the solution.Ladies and gentlemen, you have the respect and admiration of Matthew's family and friends and of countless strangers around the world. Matt would be thrilled if his death would help others; on the other hand, your agreement to life without parole has taken yourself out of the spotlight and out of the public eye.It means no drawn-out appeals process, chance of walking away free due to a technicality, and no chance of a lighter sentence due to a ''merciful'' jury.
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