12 Oct marks the 17 year anniversary of Mathew Shepard's death. I request you take a deep breath, reflect where America has been, where America is at now, and where America needs to go. Matthew Shepard Foundation | Embracing Diversity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard ---------- Post added 6th Oct 2015 at 11:34 AM ---------- I remember this incident like it was yesterday. I know now, thanks largely to ECs and it's members who have helped me, think this tragic event made me enter a closet in a closet. I was deeply saddened when I heard about this heinous beating and death.