Editing Matthew Shepard (section)

===Interment in Washington National Cathedral===

On October 26, 2018, just over 20 years after his death, Shepard's ashes were interred at the crypt of [[Washington National Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Matthew Shepard Will Be Interred at the Washington National Cathedral, 20 Years After His Death|author=Fortin, Jacey|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/11/us/matthew-shepard-ashes-cathedral.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=October 11, 2018|archive-date=October 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011142032/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/11/us/matthew-shepard-ashes-cathedral.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/10/26/18027342/matthew-shepherd-gene-robinson-interring-lgbtq-christians|title=Bishop Robinson welcomes Matthew Shepard — and gay Christians — back to the church|work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|first=Tara Isabella|last=Burton|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026232828/https://www.vox.com/2018/10/26/18027342/matthew-shepherd-gene-robinson-interring-lgbtq-christians|url-status=live}}</ref> The ceremony was presided over by the first openly gay Episcopal bishop [[Gene Robinson]], and the [[Episcopal Diocese of Washington|Bishop of Washington]] the Right Reverend [[Mariann Budde|Mariann Edgar Budde]]. Music was performed by the [[Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.]]; GenOUT; and [[Conspirare]], which performed [[Craig Hella Johnson]]'s ''Considering Matthew Shepard''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45996040|title=Gay hate crime victim interred in capital|date=October 26, 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=October 26, 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026222509/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45996040|url-status=live}}</ref> His was the first interment of the ashes of a national figure at the cathedral since [[Helen Keller]]'s 50 years earlier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chasingchurches.com/2018/10/13/matthew-shepard-and-the-history-of-the-interment-the-dead-in-washington-national-cathedral/|title=Matthew Shepard and the History of the Interment the Dead in Washington National Cathedral|last=Bains|first=Davd|date=October 13, 2018|website=Chasing Churches|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020094922/https://chasingchurches.com/2018/10/13/matthew-shepard-and-the-history-of-the-interment-the-dead-in-washington-national-cathedral/|url-status=live}}</ref>