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b'In October 1998 a gay college student in Laramie, Wyoming was brutally beaten by two men he met in a local bar.\\xa0The men pretended they were gay to lure 21 year old Matthew Sheppard into their truck where he was pistol-whipped and robbed. Matt was discovered barely alive 18 hours later tied to a fence in the middle of a rural area.\\xa0He never regained consciousness.\\xa0Matt\\u2019s murder stunned the world and ignited a movement that changed gay rights in the United States.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nGuest:\\xa0\\nJeff Mack, Executive Vice President, Matthew Shepard Foundation\\xa0\\nwww.matthewshepard.org\\xa0\\nShow Contact Info:\\xa0\\nTwitter: @1990shistory\\xa0\\nFacebook: @1990shistory\\xa0\\nInstagram: @that90spodcast\\xa0\\nEmail:\\xa090s@curiouscast.ca\\xa0\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'