Brightest Angel
The 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard started a global conversation about hate crimes and has since become one of the most (in)famous symbols of the potentially devastating consequences of homophobia. In the song “What Matters”, singer-songwriter Randi Driscoll uses Matthew Shepard as the “brightest angel” in all of us. He asks us to think about a few of the important conversations that began after Shepard’s death:
Who cares whose arms I'm all wrapped up in?
Who cares whose eyes I see myself in?
Who cares who I dream of?
Who cares how I love?