My song 'Charlene' is about defying religious intolerance against LGBTQ people

Cody Belew

May 7, 2023

The Tennessean

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The levels of societal tolerance and complacency are actively being tested in real time. And it is a grave mistake to believe that none of it is connected.

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Cody Celew holds a cross up while several other reflective crosses hand around him

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