The Rainbow Connection Network

Update:

Rainbow Connection Network founder Dean Walton was featured on a Sirius radio special, "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later". The program won a special media award at the recent GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Awards. To see the presentation and downoad the radio special,please visit Sirius Radio Out Q by clicking here.

Who We Are

Founded in 2001, The Rainbow Connection Network is dedicated to the education of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth and their allies in our home state, New Jersey, as well as around the nation.

What We Do

We believe that education is a key to understanding the wide spectrum of sexual and gender diversity.  To that end, we have sponsored, and will continue to solicit donations to sponsor:

• Books and other media
• LGBT Student organizations, such as Gay/Straight Alliances in schools
• Scholarships and awards

Matthew Shepard 

In October of 1998, 21 year old Matthew Shepard was abducted, beaten and left to die, tied to a fence, on the high plains of Laramie, Wyoming. The play The Laramie Project details the aftermath of the now infamous crime. 

To learn more about Matt, click here. To learn more about The Laramie Project, click here.

Ryan Skipper

In 2007, Ryan Keith Skipper became another victim of homophobic hate. To learn more about him, please click here.