That Certain Summer (1972 TV Movie)

Hal Holbrook: Doug Salter

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• Doug Salter : Do you know what the word "homosexual" means? Nick? C'mon, look at me. Keep the door open. Do you know what it means?

  Nick Salter : I guess so.

  Doug Salter : You probably heard about it in school or in the streets. Well, that's just one side: put downs and jokes. A lot of people - most people, I guess - think it's wrong. They say it's a sickness. They say it's something that has to be cured. I don't know. I do know it isn't easy. If I had a choice, it's not something I'd pick for myself. But it's the only way I can live. Gary and I have a kind of a marriage. We...

  Nick Salter : I don't what to talk about it!

  Doug Salter : Nick, we love each other. Damn it, look at me. Does that change me so much? I'm still your father. Don't, don't cry. C'mon. I've lied to myself for a long time. Why should I lie to you? It's funny, I never talked about this with my own father. I should have. He knew. At least, I think he knew. But we could never sit down, even approach it. And he died. I know how you feel. You may not believe that, but I do. Nick, the hardest time I've ever had was accepting it myself. Can you at least try to understand? Please? Nick? I love you.