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Matthew Shepard Memorial Reading
Oct 12

October 12, 2025

Matthew Shepard Memorial Reading

Kelly Writers House, the Penn LGBT Center, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies hosts readings from the Penn community that commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old college freshman who was attacked and murdered in Wyoming, spurring a national dialogue that would eventually pave the way for hate crimes legislation.

8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk