Matthew shepard.

Hannah_Molko · Moderator

Matthew shepard.

jenna · Member

OMG. *sniffs* i absolutely cried my eyes out reading that. those sick, twisted, evil bastards. they dont deserve to live. i hate them. that poor young man. he didnt deserve that torture. all because he was gay! im not a devout catholic but heres a prayer anyway...

Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace.

Amen.

I also found a poem. It was read in Four Weddings and a Funeral. It's my favourite - well most sentimental poem, but one which i will also include - poem

Funeral Blues

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

-- W.H. Auden

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there, I did not die.

-Mary Frye

woah *sobs* - sorry, that reminded me of my grandad - they read it at his funeral. damm my eyes are all teary i can hardly see the screen/keypad... sorry about that.

xxx

Bloodline_Blue · Member

quote:
Originally posted by: Hannah_Molko
"He was driven to a remote area near the Sherman Hills neighbourhood east of Laramie, tied to a split-rail fence, tortured, beaten and pistol-whipped by his attackers, while he begged for his life; he was then left for dead in near freezing temperatures."

Ok, rather humbled. I didn't think this was, or could possibly be, real.

Humanity and the ever-present, rarely publicised, darker side of it.

Trouble is, it exists in some capacity in everyone. All it would require would be the right environment to become actualised.

Sanctimonia Ante Mortem.

Hannah_Molko · Moderator

It is most certanly real, there is a rememberance plate somewhere in
america.

and jenna, it is very horrible i know. how some people can be like that i
will never know. Maybe some day people will realise how stupid their being.
Jundgeing people by their race, religion and gender. Its stupid. Maybe
someday things will be different. i wrote a poem about it. and am going to put
it on my live journal. and hope people read it and agree.
there is also
this, a picture and a poem.

THE ULTIMATE SILENCE
October 12, 1998

Listen to the mustn'ts, child.
Listen to the don'ts.
Listen to the shouldn'ts,
The impossibles, the won'ts.
Listen to the never haves,
Then listen close to me ...
Anything can happen, child.
Anything can be.

~ Shel Silverstein

Six years ago today, Matthew Shepard was murdered for being homosexual.

What will you do to end the silence?

Click here to post this on your own page or weblog

-- Edited by Hannah_Molko at 23:23, 2004-10-30

Will · Member

those sick twuisted b******s!!!!!!!!!!!! i'll kill them and see how they feel!!!!! jesus christ i hate those people, if i see a person like that their getting their arse kicked by yours truely. sorry, but i'm really scencetive over this, i have a few gay friends. but still, i think the people that killed him should be hit by a bus.

i'll ask the band if we can dedicate something in his memory, wot do you think? cos that was just wrong. but i can't believe that happened, that poor bloke. i hope he knows that people think it was a descrace that happened to him.

he's still like every one else, but all that cos he was gay. it sickens me that some one would do that

Hannah_Molko · Moderator

that'd be really nice of you to do something in memory of him, But it was the aniversery a couple of weeks ago. but it'd be nice anyways.

It is disctusting and i hope when those men die tht they burn in hell for all that they've done.

Will · Member

i'll ask them, but they don't desirve to burn in hell. they need to suffer

Hannah_Molko · Moderator

i supose burning in hell is a little harsh..butthey definatly need to suffer...alot..

Will · Member

i feel sorry for stef. and my friends who are

dub psychosis · Member

those ****ing bastards!!!!!!!!!! they just don't respect people can be slightly different, what damage could it cause being around someone who is gay??? they're so stupid

and will, i would just kill them if they even thought of messing with Stef, i wouldn't let them do any harm to him!!!

Helgz · Member

Another star is in the sky...rest in peace Matthew

I hope these two monsters got what was coming to them for this, surely someone in prison would have given them a taste of their own medicine. Pure Evil

jenna · Member

people who do anything like child abuse, or murder usually get the crap kicked out of em in jail. usually by people in for robbery and stuff like that. even criminals hate murderers and sickos like them!!

Hannah_Molko · Moderator

Lets hope they've had the S*** kicked into them

Will · Member

if any one does that to my gay mates, they will die. no one is messing with my mates or stef, but he was gay. i'm bi and very open about it, but it's descusting to hear they did that. my um said she wouldn't read it coz she was afraid it might happen to me.

but if matthew was still here, i'd say "f*** any one who holds it agenst you" but the song might be abit sad. i'll do it tho, for the respect of gays, lesbians and bisexuals it might of happened too. or if they've had a bad time coming out. it's for them

Hannah_Molko · Moderator

Thats very sweet of you meh

Will · Member

coz i swing both ways, my sister called the D word so i told er, i have loads of mates who are lad. "i still have more chance of getting a lad than you do so f*** off" it worked. yes it was mean but i don't like that word.

she hasn't said it since, plus there was abit more to it than that. but it's just the main point of her being a bitch with me coz i'm bi. i just ignored her the rest of the night coz it really hurts when some one ses it

dub psychosis · Member

your own sister told you that!?!? oh, gosh, well, i don't think my sister would call me anything, but....i'm not sure of that either, i haven't said anyone i'm bi....well, the first time i admitted it, was here, on this forum, nobody else knows, they can suspect, but just that....i haven't had the strenght to tell my family or friends...but it has been to obvious with one friend..i mean, i have told her i liked Asia Argento (but i didn't said in what way), Ville Valo, Brian (of course).......but she hasn't said anything

and, well my sister....i don't think she would be that mean....maybe she would stop talking to me for some days, but she'd never hurt me, neither would i

Hannah_Molko · Moderator

I have told my friends before that i think im Bisexual, but Now i am almost possative, seen as i have had very strong feelings for a girl i know in my school, and i like alot of female celebs (e.g. amy lee, Kirstin dunst, Reese witherspoon,Asia Argento ) so i am about 98% sure..and i havent told my friends any of this. My friend goes on about how grose "the D word" 's are and it really really upsets me. but i wounder what she will feel like when she finds out

Will · Member

quote:
Originally posted by: dub psychosis
"your own sister told you that!?!? oh, gosh, well, i don't think my sister would call me anything, but....i'm not sure of that either, i haven't said anyone i'm bi....well, the first time i admitted it, was here, on this forum, nobody else knows, they can suspect, but just that....i haven't had the strenght to tell my family or friends...but it has been to obvious with one friend..i mean, i have told her i liked Asia Argento (but i didn't said in what way), Ville Valo, Brian (of course).......but she hasn't said anything and, well my sister....i don't think she would be that mean....maybe she would stop talking to me for some days, but she'd never hurt me, neither would i "

she did, the cheeky little bitch. so i don't talk to her much anymore, i don't like homophobes. now it's weird, i don't like her sitting by me or talking to me anymore. sad to hear that han, my friends who are lads go on about something else to do with lesbians, i won't say wot. i'll let you use your imagination. but if sher calls me it again i'll slap her, basicaly. my sister is big headed, i had a lesbian friend, and my sister thought my friend had a thing for her. she couldn't stand her, she called my friend a....(sorry to any gays that are reading this) a faggot.i haven'y heard from her since. well, i did but only to say that it hurts to be called that and that she doesn't want to come round anymore cos she'd be there. we do talk at this youth club i go to, but that's the only time.

Hannah_Molko · Moderator

No offence but your sister sounds really mean, She shouldnt be so offencive towards you, especially because of your sexuallity

jenna · Member

hmmm, she is being a tad harsh (*understatement*) i wouldnt stand for any discriminatory talk, if i were you!

Hannah_Molko · Moderator

Its very harsh, My sister is Bisexual aswell as me, so its not as hard for me..but my brother and farther are going to take it badly

Will · Member

i threatened to put her diary on the web after that, she soon shut up. but i won't take **** off a little brat like her, so black mail worked. she hasn't said it since

but i wouldn't waist my time putting her diary on the web, it's just dirty thought with her and some lad she fancies and orlando bloom. but that's it, and i don't take offence with my sister, say wot you like, i don't stick up for homophobics

Hannah_Molko · Moderator

Ok, well, i would have put her diary on the internet.. i mean, she cant go around saying things like that

Will · Member

i will, or take it into that club i go to