StoryCorps Shorts 2015: The Saint of Dry Creek

Patrick Haggerty remembers his father's unexpected advice to his gay son in rural Washington during the 1950s.
POV Staff 01.17.16

Synopsis

Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a teenager, Pat began to understand he was gay — something he thought he was hiding well. But one day, after performing at a school assembly, Pat learned that his father could see him much more clearly than he realized.