| 词条 | Dennis Shepard |
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| name = Dennis Shepard | image = File:Dennis Shepard visit to Sweden December 2013 (11221087796-cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Shepard during his visit to Sweden in December 2013 | birth_date = | birth_place = Scottsbluff, Nebraska | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Oil industry safety engineer | parents = | spouse = Judy Shepard | children = Matthew Shepard (1976–1998) Logan Shepard (b. 1981) | residence = Casper, Wyoming | alma_mater = University of Wyoming }}Dennis Shepard is the father of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at University of Wyoming who was murdered in October 1998 in what became one of the most high-profiled cases highlighting hate-crimes against LGBT people. He and his wife, Judy Shepard, are co-founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation,[1] and advocates for LGBT rights. He has been an advocate for parental support of LGBT children both during Matthew's life and, very publicly, since Matthew's death. He and Judy continue to live and work in Casper.[2] Personal lifeBorn in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Shepard earned a degree in education from the University of Wyoming before marrying Judy in 1973 and moving to Casper, Wyoming, in 1976. While they have also resided in Saudi Arabia, they have since returned to Casper, where they currently work and reside.[2][3] Dennis is the father of two sons, Matthew Wayne Shepard (1976–1998) and Logan Shepard (born 1981).[4][5] CareerShepard was an oil industry safety engineer,[6] Dennis worked for more than 16 years in safety operations for Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, before retiring from that position in 2009.[2] AdvocacyHe has served on the Matthew Shepard Foundation board of directors since the organization’s inception and currently speaks to audiences around the country, particularly to victims’ advocacy organizations and law enforcement audiences about his experiences and the importance of equal treatment of LGBT crime victims and their loved ones.[2][7] On March 20, 2007, the Matthew Shepard Act ({{USBill|110|HR|1592}}), a bill which would expand federal hate-crimes legislation to include sexual orientation, was introduced as federal bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Congress, sponsored by Democrat John Conyers with 171 co-sponsors. Dennis and his wife, Judy, were present at the introduction ceremony. That bill did not pass however, after then-President George W. Bush threatened to veto the bill if it passed. On October 22, 2009, the United States Congress passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, and on October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the legislation into law.[8][9] See also
References1. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.bilerico.com/2013/10/in_memoriam_matthew_shepard.php | title=In Memoriam: Matthew Shepard | work=Bilerico Project | date=October 12, 2013 | accessdate=October 20, 2013 | author=Becker, John M.}} {{VH1 Trailblazer Honors}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Shepard, Dennis}}2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web | url=http://www.nationalcathedral.org/events/lgbt20131004.shtml#.UmNvspE-KGQ | title=Coast-to-Coast World Premiere Film Screening: Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine | publisher=Washington National Cathedral | year=2013 | accessdate=October 20, 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Our_Story_Judy_Bio | title=Judy Shepard Bio | publisher=Matthew Shepard Foundation | accessdate=October 12, 2009 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524062911/http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Our_Story_Judy_Bio | archivedate=May 24, 2010}} 4. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.washblade.com/2008/4-11/arts/feature/12386.cfm? | title=At his brother’s ‘Place’: Logan Shepard, brother of Matthew, debuts blog and goes to work for family’s foundation | work=Washington Blade | date=April 11, 2008 | author=Volin, Katherine | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101010501/http://www.washblade.com/2008/4-11/arts/feature/12386.cfm | archivedate=November 1, 2009 | deadurl=yes | df= }} 5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=mat_FAQs_Matthew | title=FAQs About Matthew | publisher=Matthew Shepard Foundation | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505164020/http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=mat_FAQs_Matthew | archivedate=May 5, 2009}} 6. ^{{cite news | url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/10/nation/la-na-matthew-shepard-20131011 | title=15 years after Matthew Shepard's murder, his mother looks ahead | work=Los Angeles Times | date=October 10, 2013 | accessdate=October 20, 2013 | author=Glionna, John M. | location=Laramie, Wyoming}} 7. ^{{cite news | url=http://trib.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/the-road-to-equality-dennis-and-judy-shepard-are-still/article_71ebb688-2390-54a5-8723-8e06052a2b0e.html | title=The road to equality: Dennis and Judy Shepard are still fighting 15 years after their son's death | work=Casper Star-Tribune | date=June 17, 2013 | accessdate=October 20, 2013 | author=Storrow, Benjamin}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/obama-signs-hate-crimes-bill/|title=Obama Signs Hate Crimes Bill|publisher=nytimes.com|accessdate=September 29, 2013}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/columns/ci_13628360 |title=Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act passes Congress, finally |publisher=Mercurynews.com |date= |accessdate=December 30, 2012}} 10 : 21st-century American engineers|American Episcopalians|American expatriates in Saudi Arabia|LGBT rights activists from the United States|Living people|Matthew Shepard|People from Casper, Wyoming|People from Dhahran|Year of birth missing (living people)|People from Scottsbluff, Nebraska |
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