With all the publicity around the Matthew Shepard case it is hard to avoid stereotypes, even more so because of the controversy of this crime. Laramie was not a well known part of Wyoming but after the Shepard case it is stained with the remembrance of a young gay man being brutally murdered.
Newsperson1 says ;"Laramie, Wyoming--often called the 'Gem City of the Plains '-- is now at the eye of the storm"(pg44). A place usually known for its beauty is now and forever known for this repulsive crime. Because Shepard was gay, it brought to light what it may be like living in Wyoming as a gay man or woman. Newsperson1 again says; "It 's a tough business... to be gay in cowboy country."(pg45). Outsiders look at all gays like they are all the