The1998 tragedy in Laramie, Wyoming has resonated for two years now and shows no signs of letting up. Matt Shepard was tied to a fence, beaten severely, his face burned with a lighter and he was left to die on the prairie. Laramie has never been the same and never will be. Matt has become a symbol and a martyr for gay activists around the world. Beth Loffreda is uniquely qualified to write this account as faculty advisor to the campus lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender association that Matt Shepard was a member of. She is new to the campus and as such is both an insider and an outsider. Her story goes at the tragedy and it's aftermath from all directions. She talks with everyone and we see people whose lives have been transformed by one of the pivotal events of the late twentieth century. "Anyone who cares about the gay experience in America - or about America in general - should read Loffreda's fiercly intelligent account of the causes and consequences of Matt Shepard's murder." Malcolm Farley in Lambda Book Report
"great reporting, intelligence and compassion." From XY Magazine
