The Whole World Was Watching: Living in the Light of Matthew Shepard

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On the evening of Thursday, October 8, 1998, 20-year-old Romaine Patterson received a phone call that her best friend, Matthew Shepard, had been beaten and left hanging on a split-rail fence outside Laramie, Wyoming. Romaine was then thrust to the center of the worldwide media frenzy that descended on Laramie, and she came face-to-face with twisted homophobia when Baptist minister Fred Phelps and his followers picketed Matthew’s funeral with signs reading, “Matt burns in hell.” Upon learning of Phelps’ plan to bring his ministry of hate to support Matt’s killers at their trial, Romaine went into action. Who can forget the image of Romaine and her friends donning seven-foot angel wings so ...

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On the evening of Thursday, October 8, 1998, 20-year-old Romaine Patterson received a phone call that her best friend, Matthew Shepard, had been beaten and left hanging on a split-rail fence outside Laramie, Wyoming. Romaine was then thrust to the center of the worldwide media frenzy that descended on Laramie, and she came face-to-face with twisted homophobia when Baptist minister Fred Phelps and his followers picketed Matthew’s funeral with signs reading, “Matt burns in hell.” Upon learning of Phelps’ plan to bring his ministry of hate to support Matt’s killers at their trial, Romaine went into action. Who can forget the image of Romaine and her friends donning seven-foot angel wings so they could encircle Phelps and his gang, leaving the picketers silent and invisible? From that moment forward, Romaine has become a spokesperson for tolerance, acceptance, and nonviolence around the globe, whether as a founder of Angel Action, as a consultant for The Laramie Project (the award-winning play that has been produced hundreds of times and became an acclaimed HBO film starring Christina Ricci as Romaine). In one of their last conversations, Matt told Romaine that he wanted to spend his life helping people realize that they as individuals could make a difference in the world. This is Romaine Patterson’s journey to realizing the truth of that statement.

Wyoming native Romaine Patterson got started in activism when her close friend Matthew Shepard was killed. In April of 1999, she founded Angel Action, an organization for peaceful demonstration. Angel Action is now used all over the world as a means of combating hate. She has also served as a regional media manager for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). She continues her work educating youth about hate crimes and has lectured at the University of Wyoming, Georgetown University, Penn State, and others. She currently lives in Brooklyn.

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What happens when your best friend is brutally murdered and you find yourself in the limelight?After Matthew Shepard was beaten to death in 1998 by two homophobic men, Patterson, an articulate young woman who could put a personal face on his tragic story, became a media darling. Her memoir opens with a description of her childhood in Wyoming. She was a tomboy who came out as a lesbian in high school; her gay brother eventually died of AIDS. She met Shepard during her freshman year at college, and they became boon companions. After his death, Patterson blossomed into a forceful and sought-after gay-rights activist; she's best remembered for standing up to hatemonger Fred Phelps, who picketed Shepard's memorial service with placards saying, "God Hates Fags." In this seamless autobiography (kudos to co-writer Hinds for helping to craft a remarkably smooth text), Patterson refuses to sugarcoat or propagandize. The Matt Shepard she describes was prone to depression and laziness. Revealing the chinks in her friend's armor doesn't detract from the impact of the story-quite the opposite. Patterson's assessment of the activist community is similarly nuanced and unsentimental. After Shepard's death, she took a job with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). She lauds the organization for its tireless work, but also suggests that she sometimes felt exploited like a "trophy or prop . . . before any interview I would always be coached to open with something about Matthew." Eventually, Patterson left GLAAD, returned to school and began co-hosting a radio show; she thinks of herself as "a sort of lesbian Howard Stern." She concludes her memoir with the exhortation, "Do your part. Makethe world a better place." Indeed, the book itself is a piece of activism, and readers will not put it down unchanged. Evenhanded and stirring.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781555839017
  • Publisher: Alyson Books
  • Publication date: 10/1/2005
  • Pages: 304
  • Lexile: 1050L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.30 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Romaine Patterson is the co-host of Sirius Radio's Derek and Romaine Show. She founded Angel Action and served as a consultant for The Laramie Project. She was formerly Regional Media Manager for GLAAD. She has lectured about hate crimes extensive

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 26, 2008

    the true story finally

    This book is wonderful. As a teenage lesbian this story hits close to home for me. When i first learned of this story i wanted to know everything! One day i found this book and read it I thought it was the best thing in the world that someone close to him wrote the true story and how they felt. I hope that many more people take the time to read this and learn the real facts. That a gay teenager who was a wonderful son,brother,friend,and student died way to young because of a awful hate crime. To learn the truth of Matthew Shepard you can not find a better place to look other than right here. The whole world was watching.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 28, 2005

    PEACE, JUSTICE, AND EQUALITY

    IT'S A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING, I THINK. IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT SOMEONE WHO REALLY KNEW HIM, WRITES THIS BOOK. IT'S A STORY FOR ALL PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT, STRAIGHT, GAY, LESBIAN OR OTHER WISE. IT'S A STORY THAT NEEDS TO BE TOLD FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE, WHAT RACE YOU ARE, WHAT BACK GROUND YOU CAME FROM, JUSTICE IS DESERVED FOR EVERYONE. EQUALITY IS A RIGHT THAT SHOULD BE AFFORDED TO EVERY HUMAN BEING, AND THIS BOOK JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT EVEN IN HATE, THREW PEACE, WE ALL LEARN SOMETHING.

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