The author's remark about Matthew Shepard appears to be from Stephen Jimenez's "The Book of Matt". Some critics have questioned the sourcing in the book. https

The author's remark about Matthew Shepard appears to be from Stephen Jimenez's "The Book of Matt". Some critics have questioned the sourcing in the book. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Matt https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Matt