fakehatecrimes.org

fake hate crimes: a database of hate crime hoaxes in the usa



The purpose of this site is to compile a comprehensive database of the false reports of "hate crimes" committed (mostly) in the USA. It builds on the work of Laird Wilcox, whose Crying Wolf (PDF) is the original book on this subject. The books Hate Crime Hoax and Hate Crimes: Criminal Law & Identity Politics are also recommended.

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104. Was Matthew Shepard murdered for being gay?. It is almost universally believed his murder was the re... 1998-10-07 Laramie WY

title
Debunking Stephen Jimenez's Effort To De-Gay Matthew Shepard's Murder

name
Media Matters

authors
Luke Brinker

url
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/10/02/debunking-stephen-jimenezs-effort-to-de-gay-mat/196229

summary
Stephen Jimenez has produced a book claiming that the murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming in 1998 was not a case of anti-gay prejudice. This is a critique of the book.

date read
2013-10-14

date published
2013-10-02


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