Thursday marks 25 years since Matthew Shepard's death, but activists say LGBTQ+ rights are still at risk

Matthew Shepard died at 21 after being beaten and tied to a remote fence in Wyoming. His death sparked a reckoning over hate crimes and LGBTQ+ rights.

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