Posts tagged The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later – The Lasting Legacy of Matthew Shepard
Apr 6th
For those that don’t subscribe to Sirius XM, you can now download The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later – The Lasting Legacy of Matthew Shepard via the Sirius OutQ Website.
Now you can download a copy of the radio documentary the GLAAD Media Awards have honored with a special recognition award.
The two-hour documentary aired originally on October 10th, 2008 to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death. Conceived and produced by Romaine Patterson, a friend of Matthew Shepard and co-host of the Derek & Romaine show on OutQ, The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later – The Lasting Legacy of Matthew Shepard examines the impact the award-winning play-turned-film The Laramie Project has had on attitudes towards hate crimes with interviews from playwright Moises Kaufman and members of Tectonic Theater Company.
The UK gets it… What's wrong with the United States??
Feb 22nd
Apparently, Fred Phelps and his daughter are banned from the UK…
Fred Phelps and his daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper had announced plans to travel to the UK to protest a staging of the play [The Laramie Project]. But were banned from entering the country. According a border agency spokesperson, Phelps and his daughter are not allowed to enter the country because their “extremist” hate is considered dangerous.
“Both these individuals have engaged in unacceptable behavior by inciting hatred against a number of communities,” a U.K. Border Agency spokesperson told the Telegraph last week. “The Government has made it clear it opposes extremism in all its forms.
A whopping one protester showed up to protest the play…
More things that happened when Phelps protested Matthew Shepard should happen more often.