Long-hidden lesbian romance brought to light in 'A Secret Love' on Netflix.
April 29, 2020, 2:43 PM UTCTerry Donahue and Pat Henschel lived as a couple behind closed doors for seven decades, careful to hide their same-sex romance from society. Now, a new Netflix film, “A Secret Love,” documents the women’s clandestine love story and their decision to live out their final chapter as an openly gay couple.
Both from Canada, Donahue was 22 and Henschel 18 when they met in 1947. Donahue was a catcher for the Peoria Redwings in Illinois in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, popularized by the movie “A League of Their Own.” “There’s a youthful quality to their love, playful and patient,” the film's director, Chris Bolan, said. “They sure like to laugh a lot together.”
The pair, who shared their true relationship with only a few confidants, told others they were “cousins” or “friends” who lived together in Chicago to save on rent.The viewer watches the couple’s relationship blossom in public as they decide to get legally married and move into an assisted living facility while working to repair ties with their families, who only recently learned they were a couple.
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