The Saint of Dry Creek
StoryCorps.org is a place where stories are remembered and preserved.
From their site:
StoryCorps’ mission is to provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories of our lives.
We do this to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. At the same time, we are creating an invaluable archive for future generations.
The Saint of Dry Creek is an animation they just put up in partnership with the It Gets Better Project.
Patrick Haggerty grew up in the 1950s the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington. As a teenager, he began to realize he was gay—something he thought he was doing a good job of hiding from others. One day after performing at a high school assembly, his father Charles offered his son some advice that showed Patrick he knew his son better than he ever realized.
Watch the short below the fold. Tissue Warning: there must be all kinds of
dander in this video as I had some sort of an allergic reaction to it.