[PAR] [TLE] Charlie Howard (murder victim) [SEP] Charles O. Howard (January 31, 1961 – July 7, 1984) was an American murder victim in Bangor, Maine in 1984.  As Howard and a male companion, Roy Ogden, were walking down the street, three teenagers, Shawn I. Mabry, age 16, James Francis Baines, age 15, and Daniel Ness, age 17, harassed and assaulted Howard for being gay.  The youths chased the pair, yelling homophobic epithets, until they caught Howard and threw him over the State Street Bridge into the Kenduskeag Stream, despite his pleas that he could not swim.  He drowned, but his friend escaped and pulled a fire alarm.  Charlie Howard's body was found by rescue workers several hours later. [PAR] [TLE] EqualityMaine [SEP] EqualityMaine (formerly the Maine Lesbian/Gay Political Alliance) is a political advocacy organization in Maine, United States.  Founded in 1984 after the murder of Charlie Howard, it is the oldest and largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organization in the state.  In 2008, they were a primary opponent of an attempt to revoke an anti-discrimination law in Maine.  In 2009, EqualityMaine was one of the main supporters of a push to recognize same-sex marriage in Maine.
[PAR] [TLE] Charlie Howard ( murder victim ) [ SEP ] Charles O. Howard ( January 31 , 1961 – July 7 , 1984 ) was an American murder victim in Bangor , Maine in 1984 . As Howard and a male companion , Roy Ogden , were walking down the street , three teenagers , Shawn I. Mabry , age 16 , James Francis Baines , age 15 , and Daniel Ness , age 17 , harassed and assaulted Howard for being gay . The youths chased the pair , yelling homophobic epithets , until they caught Howard and threw him over the State Street Bridge into the Kenduskeag Stream , despite his pleas that he could not swim . He drowned , but his friend escaped and pulled a fire alarm . Charlie Howard 's body was found by rescue workers several hours later . [PAR] [TLE] EqualityMaine [ SEP ] EqualityMaine ( formerly the Maine Lesbian / Gay Political Alliance ) is a political advocacy organization in Maine , United States . Founded in 1984 after the murder of Charlie Howard , it is the oldest and largest lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) organization in the state . In 2008 , they were a primary opponent of an attempt to revoke an anti - discrimination law in Maine . In 2009 , EqualityMaine was one of the main supporters of a push to recognize same - sex marriage in Maine .
EqualityMaine was founded after a homophobic attack on two males were attacked in 1984, where which victim escaped?
EqualityMaine was founded after a homophobic attack on two males were attacked in 1984 , where which victim escaped ?
Roy Ogden
Roy Ogden