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A 7 page research paper that focuses on the community of Casper, WY and cultural issues in regards to minorities. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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situated in the east-central section of Wyoming, nestled at the foot of Casper Mountain, which is at the north end of the Laramie Mountain Range. It is the county seat
for Natrona County and the countys only city. Casper is not a particularly liberal city. It is quite conservative and clings to its rural lifestyle and roots, despite the fact
that it is the second largest city in the state. However, it is a city that is changing, adapting to the values and mores of the twenty=first century and
this is evident in both subtle and overt ways. For example consider the topic of city government. The city council members, like myself, are all white, but this
does not mean that discrimination is the rule in my hometown. In 2005, the council unanimously elected Guy Padgett to be the citys first openly gay mayor (Johnson, 2005). In
discussing values in Wyoming, Padgett said, "I like to say that Caper, and Wyoming in general, are places willing to judge you on your accomplishments and contributions rather than any
aspect of your character, and I have found that to be true" (Johnson, 2005). Padgett, who despite his young age has also served as the executive director of the Wyoming
Symphony Orchestra, also asserted that his election categorically refutes the concept that "rugged Western individualism and homophobia are synonymous" (Johnson, 2005). Padgett connects his election with the sole-searching that
occurred in Wyoming after the brutal and sadistic 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay student attending the University of Wyoming. Shepard is buried in Casper and the town, according
to many people, "has probably carried the discussion of what the crime meant, and what it revealed, further than just about any other place" (Johnson, 2005). However, not all
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