WASHINGTON (CNN) – Judy Shepard stood before a massive crowd at the Capitol on Sunday for a single, painful reason. [cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/US/10/11/U.S.gay.rights.rally/art.gay.rights.rally.cnn.jpg caption="Sunday's National Equality March in Washington coincided with National Coming Out Day."] "I'm here today because I lost my son to hate." Her gay son, Matthew Shepard, was kidnapped and severely beaten … Continue reading Gay rights activists march in D.C.