Harvey Guillén
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Months later, once he's settled in, Debbie and Stephanie come to join him.
By that time, though, Stephen's already living a double life.
During the day, he's a respectable food industry exec.
At night, he drives into Houston's vibrant gay neighborhood, where nobody knows his real name.
He meets men at bars, goes dancing, explores a whole world he's kept hidden for decades.
Nobody at work knows.
Neither does Debbie.
And Stephen's getting really, really good at being two different people at once.
And then, in 1985, Stephen's adopted father dies.
It triggers a personal crisis in Stephen.
The man who raised him and loved him is gone.
And Stephen never told him the truth about his sexuality.
Stephen had spent more than 30 years building up his walls.
When his father dies, those walls start to crumble.
The night of April 15th, 1986 begins like many of Stephen's evenings.
He picks up a man he's been dating in his new Corvette.
They drive into the city, eat dinner, go dancing at a bar.
Late that evening, they return to the man's apartment.
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About an hour and a half later, Stephen gets in his car and drives home.