The Big Lie

Matthew Shepard was hung on a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming and tortured to death horribly. The legend goes that this was done by vicious fag-hating homophobes which fueled the adoption of "hate crime" legislation across much of the country and propelled the poor young man into gay sainthood. Elton John and others have sung his praises. The only problem is that it isn't true.

A new book by a gay author, The Book of Matt, meticulously researched the horrific murder and discovered that the perps were Shephard's gay lover who was on a 5-day meth binge and another dealer. Shepard himself was apparently a meth dealer. In fact, the killing may have resulted from a drug deal gone bad. All that is bad enough, but it has nothing to do with being a martyr to the gay cause. While we can mourn the unfortunate passing of a young man who made some bad choices of friends and career, hagiography is not in order. 

www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/09/14/The-Matthew-Shepard-Story-is-a-Lie