Matthew Shepard's death, instead of bringing people closer together, uncovered the wounded tiger's cage and opened the door. Yes, his death made a difference - a difference we have to contend with until the tiger is put to sleep: through more aggressive dialogue and the unmasking of hypocrisies.
*Irony: The first hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Bonnie, actually turned away from Florida and instead damaged the rest of the east coast. The area hardest hit by the hurricane was the Hampton Roads region, which includes Virginia Beach,[22] where the Robertson's The 700 Club originates. While other hurricanes did hit Florida, none of them hit Disney World.
** It was Family Research Council that, in 1994, first coined the term "gay agenda" (previously unknown to Americans, straight or gay)
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