:11:01
-I'm sorry I'm Iate.
-My sister Romaine.
:11:06
She was a cIose friend of Matthew's.
:11:09
Matthew reaIIy wanted
to get into poIiticaI affairs.
:11:12
That was aII his big interest was,
watching CNN and MSNBC.
:11:17
Those were the onIy TV stations
I ever saw his TV tuned in to.
:11:21
So why did he move to laramie?
:11:23
He toId me he was thinking about
going back to schooI.
:11:27
So I toId him, ''Go to the University
of Wyoming, go to laramie.
:11:31
''You can reaIIy find a home there.''
:11:33
I was Matthew's academic advisor,
so I Knew him in a very specific context.
:11:38
But I can tell you that Matthew
was very shy when he first came in...
:11:43
...to the point of being somewhat mousy,
I'd aImost say.
:11:46
But soon, his shyness began to give way
to this person...
:11:49
...that was excited about this track
that he was going to embark on.
:11:53
Whenever I think of Matthew,
I think of his...
:11:56
...incredibIe beaming smiIe.
:11:59
He'd waIk into a room and just be, Iike....
:12:04
He'd smiIe at everyone.
:12:06
He made you feeI great.
:12:08
He was just starting to say:
:12:09
''There are opportunities here.
There are things I can do in this worId.
:12:13
''I can be important.''
:12:15
I heard from Matt
about 48 hours before the attack.
:12:19
He toId me he'd just joined
the gay and Iesbian group on campus...
:12:23
...and he was reaIIy enjoying it,
getting ready for Pride Week.
:12:28
He was totaIIy stoked about schooI.
He was reaIIy happy being there.
:12:33
I can only say this in retrospect, of course.
:12:36
I think that's where he was headed,
towards human rights.
:12:47
let me teII you something.
:12:49
There's more gay peopIe in Wyoming
than meets the eye.
:12:51
-You think?
-I know for a fact.
:12:55
I mean, they're not particuIarIy....
:12:58
What do you caII the queens,
the gay peopIe, queens?