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Common Reading Library Research Guide:
The Laramie Project By Moisés Kaufman

Related Web Sites
News

Cable News Network
http://www.cnn.com
(search terms: Shepard and Laramie)

Common Dreams Newscenter: Breaking News and Views from the Progressive Community
http://www.commondreams.org
Press Releases from non-profit organizations, opinion pieces, and news items. Scroll down to search box in left-hand column. (search terms: Shepard and Laramie)

National Public Radio
http://www.npr.org/
Audio News stories related to Shepard’s murder and the subsequent trial: (search terms: Shepard and Laramie)

Organizations

Fight Hate and Promote Tolerance: a Web Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp
Tolerance.org encourages and advocates anti-bias activism. The Winner of the Webby Award for Activism.

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
http://www.glad.org/
Founded in 1978 advocates and defends gay and lesbian rights.

Matthew Shepard Foundation
http://www.matthewshepard.org/
Foundation started by Shepard’s parents in 1998 to honor Matthew Shepard and his beliefs.

Human Rights Campaign: Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equal Rights
http://www.hrc.org/
(search terms: Shepard and Laramie)

Guardian Newspaper
http://www.guardian.co.uk/gayrights/
News stories relating to gay rights in the United Kingdom.

Amnesty International
http://www.ai-lgbt.org/
Amnesty International’s Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender Network

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/
A non-profit, non-governmental Organization based in New York City.

National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce
http://www.thetaskforce.org/
An activist group based in Washington, D.C.

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
http://www.pflag.org/
Support and Activist group based in Washington, D.C., 200,000 people-strong.



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