WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 14:  Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) gestures to the crowd as he walks to the podium before giving a speech at the Capitol in Washington, DC 14 October to honor the life of Matthew Shepard who died 12 October following an apparent anti-gay attack in Wyoming 07 October. Thousands converged outside the Capitol to call for political action to help stop hate crimes and to draw attention to victims of anti-gay violence.  AFP PHOTO/Andrew CUTRARO  (Photo credit should read ANDREW CUTRARO/AFP via Getty Images)