The Murder of Charlie Howard: But, Think of the Poor Rich Boys

**Content Warning - Today's topic is a tragic hate crime. We discuss violence against the LGBTQ+ community in this episode. Listener discretion is advised.**  B's last episode of the season, we're going back in time to the 80s. The "wholesome" little town of Bangor was rocked by a hate crime that would become national news and inspire multiple pieces of media, including Stephen King's IT. What the country didn't know, is the death of a 23-year-old gay man would incite a change that begin the state's journey to equality and force Mainers to face their own complacency. Remember his name: Charlie Howard. Sources: Portland Press Herald - Maine Voices: Gay man’s murder in 1984 started a movement by Richard Morin Hate crimes spiked in Maine and nationwide in 2020, new FBI data show Bangor Daily News -  The 1984 murder of Charlie Howard in Bangor will be dramatized in the ‘IT’ sequel by Emily Burnham  Where are Charlie Howard’s killers? By Judy Harrison  Memorial remembers Charlie Howard 37 years after he was killed by David Marino Jr.  New York Times -  SLAYING OF HOMOSEXUAL MAN UPSETS CONFIDENCE OF BANGOR, ME Additional Sources -  Maine.gov lgbtmap.org worldqueerstory.org Wikipedia