The couple preserved their love letters but had ripped their signatures off in case the notes were ever found, said Bolan. Chris Bolanĭespite their desire to keep their relationship private, the women had documented their lives in “dozens and dozens” of photo albums and audio cassette tapes, some of which are featured in the film. “I’d never seen them do that.” Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel dancing. “Hearing it from an 88-year-old was a profound experience.”īolan said he was so in the dark that he once thought Henschel had a crush on his father, but that revealing the truth was like “a weight had been lifted off their shoulders.” They were so relieved, Bolan said, that the two women started to dance together. “The first time I heard my Aunt Terry say she was gay, it hit me,” Bolan said.
