Logan was unaware that he was being watched from surveillance cameras, but his parents observed him talking, kissing and crying by Matt's side. For two days, friends and family visited Matthew, according to Shepard. On Sunday, the hospital called the family back. That night, friends and family surrounded him, wanting to hold him. Erin Mckinney and Russell Henderson killed because society gave them permission through the condoning of hate speeches and jokes.
Parents disown their children for being gay.
According to Shepard, the media is partially to blame. Fear and language lead to hate, and hate leads to violence. As a priest as well as a professor at St. Michael's College, Michael Cronogue deals with hate crimes, as well. There is never any reason for a hate speech. Shepard attends high schools as well as colleges all over the country in an attempt to try to educate young people about the affects of language on society.