Charlie Howard just wanted to live openly and authentically. But one fateful night in 1984, as he walked arm in arm with his boyfriend across a bridge in Bangor, Maine, a group of teenagers began hurling homophobic slurs. What followed would leave a scar on the community, spark outrage, and forever change how Maine confronted hate and intolerance.SPONSORS -SKIMS: Check out the Fits Everybody Collection at https://www.skims.com/ #skimspartnerNutrafol: Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first monthâs subscription and free shipping with the code MORBIDOLOGY at: https://nutrafol.com/ SHOW NOTES - https://morbidology.com/morbidology-the-podcast-286-katie-rackliffPATREON - https://www.patreon.com/morbidologyYOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/morbidologyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/morbidology--3527306/support.
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Charlie Howard just wanted to live openly and authentically. But one fateful night in 1984, as he walked arm in arm with his boyfriend across a bridge in Bangor, Maine, a group of teenagers began hurling homophobic slurs. What followed would leave a scar on the community, spark outrage, and forever change how Maine confronted hate and intolerance.SPONSORS -SKIMS: Check out the Fits Everybody Collection at https://www.skims.com/ #skimspartnerNutrafol: Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol....