Matthew Shepard Candlelight Vigil
State House, Boston
October 15, 1998

According to the Boston Globe 3,000 people attended this vigil. The inhumanity of Matthew Shepard's murder galvanized protests from across a wide spectrum of society. Pictured here are Angel Velazquez and Emile St. Lot. The vigil was organized by a coalition of local religious, political, and civil rights organizations.

"When you first hear about an incident like Matthew Shepard's murder, you're completely appalled and horrified about what has happened. Then the extensive media coverage ensues and we forget the raw emotion. The horror begins to seem less startling - it's just another event.'