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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