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She left PEOPLE in 2023. Judy and Dennis Shepard long believed they knew their son, Matthew, better than anyone – certainly better than the millions who saw him as a gay-rights icon and his ...

The real people who are in danger are the young ... role in LGBTQ+ history when she oversaw the interment of Matthew Shepard’s remains at the National Cathedral — the same building in which ...