Question 7 • EA Academy Civics 9
After Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998 because he was gay, activists pushed for stronger legal protections against hate-motivated violence. They circulated petitions and campaigned for hate-crime legislation. Sit-ins over public access and protests at the Stonewall Inn relate to other civil-rights and LGBTQ+ history, not the organizing that followed Shepard’s death.
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