The recent torture and murder of 24-year-old trans man Sam Nordquist bears similarities to the 1998 murder of 21-year-old cisgender gay man Matthew Shepard. Shepard’s murder shocked the nation. Like ...

TROY, N.Y. (WRGB)— Albany Pro Musica presented the Capital Region premiere of "Considering Matthew Shepard" this weekend, drawing a standing ovation for a performance that reflects on the life, death, ...

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard. On October 6, 1998, Shepard was beaten, tortured and left to die, bound to a fence in a remote Wyoming field, not far from the ...

Matthew Shepard’s father, Dennis, perhaps said it best: “Matt’s beating, hospitalization and funeral focused worldwide attention on hate. Good is coming out of evil.” Though the words came in a ...

“Considering Matthew Shepard” begins with notes that mimic the landscape of rural Wyoming — the twang of an old television western, the haunting shrill of a yodel. It’s the start of a stirring ...

On Sunday, March 9 at 3pm, the choral group offers “Finding Matthew Shepard,” at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. It’s difficult to think of any story that better gives meaning to that phrase.