Comments on: Video of Matthew Shepard Surfaces http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/12/17862 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Fri, 24 May 2013 02:17:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Chuck http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/12/17862/comment-page-1#comment-56852 Chuck Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:03:14 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=17862#comment-56852 I'll never understand why self-professed gay 'Conservatives' like Andrew Sullivan railed against Matthew Shepard, insisting that it was a simple robbery and that Matt was involved in drugs. When Sully joined with Right-Wingers and said hate crimes legislation was scam "boutique legislation" he did tremendous damage to the work done by those fighting to pass hate crimes legislation. I’ll never understand why self-professed gay ‘Conservatives’ like Andrew Sullivan railed against Matthew Shepard, insisting that it was a simple robbery and that Matt was involved in drugs. When Sully joined with Right-Wingers and said hate crimes legislation was scam “boutique legislation” he did tremendous damage to the work done by those fighting to pass hate crimes legislation.

]]> By: Regan DuCasse http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/12/17862/comment-page-1#comment-56828 Regan DuCasse Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:42:34 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=17862#comment-56828 That video was part of a documentary project by filmmaker Tim Kirkman. A native of North Carolina. The documentary is called "Dear Jesse", originally about some shared background of Tim and then Senator Jesse Helms and how Helms affected the LGBT during is long, long tenure in the senate. This footage was from an attempt to film Jesse Helms at a speech he gave at the college. Tim interviewed students as they left or were milling around. And Matt and his then boyfriend Lewis, were filmed and interviewed by Tim. The footage hadn't made the final cut to his film, but was added as an epilogue after Matt's murder came to light. It was during this time that Frank Rich did an article about this and how Tim came to speak to Matt, and how Mr. Rich helped me get in touch with Tim...who is now a close friend and resides in NYC. As you can see, Matt is a cutiepie, with a reedy voice and unassuming, modest air. And when I saw this, as I was still raw from just months after his killing, it broke my heart. I'll let Tim know and thank you. That video was part of a documentary project by filmmaker Tim Kirkman.
A native of North Carolina.
The documentary is called “Dear Jesse”, originally about some shared background of Tim and then Senator Jesse Helms and how Helms affected the LGBT during is long, long tenure in the senate.

This footage was from an attempt to film Jesse Helms at a speech he gave at the college.
Tim interviewed students as they left or were milling around.
And Matt and his then boyfriend Lewis, were filmed and interviewed by Tim.

The footage hadn’t made the final cut to his film, but was added as an epilogue after Matt’s murder came to light.

It was during this time that Frank Rich did an article about this and how Tim came to speak to Matt, and how Mr. Rich helped me get in touch with Tim…who is now a close friend and resides in NYC.

As you can see, Matt is a cutiepie, with a reedy voice and unassuming, modest air.
And when I saw this, as I was still raw from just months after his killing, it broke my heart.

I’ll let Tim know and thank you.

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