Stephen Jimenez's Blog, page 2

Challenging The Myth Of Matthew Shepard

My personal experiences as a gay man and why the gay community should be ready to embrace the complexity of Matthew Shepard’s life and death. Watch the fourth video interview with The Dish: http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/0...


The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

Was Matthew Shepard’s Murder A Hate Crime? Was Matthew Shepard’s Murder A Hate Crime?

Stephen Jimenez talks about the difference between hate crime and hatred. And he considers whether the brutality of Matthew Shepard’s murder is consistent with other cases of meth-related violence. Watch the third installment of interview series: http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/0...




The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

Have We Got Matthew Shepard All Wrong?

Aaron Hicklin, Editor-in-Chief of Out magazine, reviews THE BOOK OF MATT for The Advocate. He writes “…did our need to make a symbol of Shepard blind us to a messy, complex story that is darker and more troubling than the established narrative?... There are obvious reasons why advocates of hate crime legislation must want to preserve one particular version of the Matthew Shepard story, but it was always just that — a version. Jimenez’s version is another, more studiously reported account…”

http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/c...



The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

The Role of Meth in Matthew Shepard's Murder

What was Matthew Shepard’s involvement with crystal meth and the drug trade? Watch the second video of my interview with The Dish.
http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/0...



The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

Watch a video of my interview on The Dish

Talking with Andrew Sullivan's The Dish about how I got involved with the story of Matthew Shepard's brutal murder and why it took so long for the truth to come out. This is the first video in the Ask Anything interview series: http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/0...



The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

Great review for THE BOOK OF MATT

"No doubt Steve Jimenez will face criticism for his powerful book. Why did he have to dig around and stir things up?... The movement for equality for gay people is important, not because of what happened to Matthew Shepard on an October night 15 years ago, but because no one should be less valued as a human being because of who they are or who they love... When combating hatred and bigotry, the truth is always important." - The Jewish Daily Forward

http://forward.com/articles/183494/wh...



The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

Enter for a chance to win THE BOOK OF MATT

Giving away 10 copies. Enter here: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

New and Noteworthy

Lambda Literary Foundation includes THE BOOK OF MATT in its list of new and noteworthy LGBT books.

http://www.lambdaliterary.org/feature...

The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

Review for THE BOOK OF MATT

“This is one of those books that I could not put down… Once you have read THE BOOK OF MATT, you will have concerns about the justice system, our war against drugs, some members of the gay community’s involvement with certain drugs, and the future of our children… I do not want to give away the book’s chilling insights, because it is so readable, and well worth a close reading by most Americans.” – Marci Hamilton's review for Verdict - Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia

http://verdict.justia.com/2013/08/20/...


The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard