Romaine Patterson (born March 31, 1978) is an American LGBT rights activist, radio personality, and author.
[1] Patterson and Hartley launched their own independent online streaming network and returned to the air on January 4, 2016, via the show's website.
She spent several summers during high school in Denver, Colorado, living with her brothers and working at Diedrich's Coffee Shop.
[3] Patterson's best-known activist work was her response to the anti-gay protests by Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church during the trials of Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney for the murder of Matthew Shepard.
She was portrayed by Canadian actress Kristen Thomson in the TV movie The Matthew Shepard Story.