On the night of October 10, 2015, at the Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center for Performing Arts, Judy and Dennis Shepard and the rest of the Matthew Shepard Foundation gathered at our Honors Gala with friends and supporters, new and old, to celebrate another year of progress toward our mission to secure a future free from discrimination. We remember Matt for who he was in life and honor him by the equality we set out to achieve in his name.

Check out a few spotlight moments from this year’s 14th Annual Honors Gala, including speeches from president and co-founder Judy Shepard, “Making A Difference Award” recipient Nathan Lane, teen advocate Nicole Maines and family and the Foundation’s executive director Jason Marsden.