Writing October Morning: A Song for Matthew Shepard: An 11-Year Journey
Leslea Newman was going to give a speech about her son's book Heather has two Mommies the same day Matthew Shepard died which also happened to be the National Coming Out Day. She found out that Matt was going to attend her speech since it was presented at the the University of Wyoming and he was part of the gay association. She made the promise to help the world remember Matthew; 11 years later on April 12, 2010, she finish writing a book in Matthew's memory; 30 poems dedicated to Matthew.
Here is the link if you are interested in reading more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leslea-newman/october-mourning-a-song-for-matthew-shepard_b_1909595.html
The History of Coming Out
On October 11, 1987 united stated viewed the second care demonstration for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people. it founded many organization in pro of LGBT and since then October 11 became known as The Coming Out Day to commemorate this great March.
Read more:
http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/the-history-of-coming-out
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