Life Stories #74: Damian Barr

Damian Barr grew up in a small town in Scotland in the 1980s that was hit hard by the policies of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government. As his family struggled with the economic hardships affecting the community, and he endured emotional and physical abuse at the hands of his stepfather, Damian also began to realize that he was gay... which created its own set of complications. Maggie & Me brings his childhood and adolescence to life with vivid immediacy.