Index/People/Matthew Shepard

Matthew Shepard

American LGBT student and murder victim

Fact-Checks

7 results

Nov 16, 2025

Is Barack Obama gay

Public reporting and the provided sources show Barack Obama has publicly identified and lived as heterosexual: he married Michelle Obama in 1992 and they have a long, well‑documented family life (avai...

Jan 13, 2026

Who were the perpetrators and what motives were cited in Matthew Shepard's murder?

Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson carried out the October 1998 beating and killing of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard; both men were arrested, pleaded guilty to murder-related charges...

Nov 24, 2025

What were the circumstances surrounding Matthew Shepard's death on October 12 1998?

Matthew Shepard, a 21‑year‑old University of Wyoming student, was lured from a Laramie bar on the night of October 6–7, 1998, brutally beaten, pistol‑whipped, tied to a split‑rail fence outside Larami...

Nov 9, 2025

What are the key LGBTQ policies supported by the Democratic Party?

The Democratic Party’s stated LGBTQ agenda centers on expanding civil‑rights protections, securing health‑care access including gender‑affirming care, combating violence and discrimination, and promot...

Oct 17, 2025

Was Matthew Sheppard killed for being gay?

The available accounts converge on a central fact: Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered in 1998, and his death became widely framed as a hate crime motivated by his sexual orientation. Contemporary a...

Nov 26, 2025

What major policies did Barack Obama implement that directly targeted racial disparities?

Barack Obama enacted a mix of race-neutral and race-conscious measures that his supporters say reduced specific disparities (for example, the Fair Sentencing Act’s reduction of the crack/powder cocain...