The beating and death of Matthew Shepard happened about five years after the movie version of Six Degrees of Separation came out in theaters. How might his beating and death help inform our understanding of why Trent Conway felt he had to hide his sexuality from his family, peers and community? Explain and defend your response. I presented the story of the beating and death of Matthew Shepard in class. Trent is a character in both the film and play version of Six Degrees of Separation (1990).
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