The Washington National Cathedral — burial place of legendary Americans like Helen Keller, Cordell Hull and Woodrow Wilson — has announced that Matthew Shepard, murdered 20 years ago this month for being gay, will be interred there in a special ceremony on October 26.
The cathedral, an official statement said, is "honored and humbled to receive the earthly remains of Matthew Shepard and entrust them to God. While Matthew died too young, his death nonetheless gave life to a new generation of activists and allies who are committed to proclaiming God's love for all of God's children — no exceptions or exclusions."
So, cue the haters and the homophobes, right? The Westboro Baptist yahoos and other faux Christians must be beside themselves that an openly gay kid could be laid to rest in a national monument. We cats say, tough noogies for them (or, in the words of Orrin Hatch, "grow up").
If you can't be at the cathedral that day, you can send a message of support to the Shepard family here. We cats PURR.
(IMAGE: The National Cathedral's stained-glass windows have all the colors of... well, the rainbow.)
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