The Truth-Teller Told a Lie
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Abplanalp Cowan , Darrin Reed. 2022. The Truth-Teller Told a Lie. Master's thesis, Harvard University Division of Continuing Education.Abstract
The Truth-Teller Told a Lie is Darrin Reed Abplanalp-Cowan’s first memoir, tellingthe story of one of America’s first out-LGBTQ+ television anchors before the days of
marriage equality or workplace and housing protections for LGBTQ+ citizens.
The memoir follows Abplanalp-Cowan’s scrappy fight to get out of his rural-Utah
upbringing and tracks his rise in the world of television while still a closeted Mormon
and the personal and professional consequences of coming out after divorcing the mother
of his son, Wesley.
The lies Abplanalp-Cowan told his family and his viewers culminated in tragedy with
Wesley’s death and the ensuing national-media coverage. The sections of his memoir
appearing in this thesis are the product of a deep exploration into the power of restraint in
retelling emotionally charged personal stories of tragedy and loss, with studies into the
works of Joan Didion, Tara Westover, and Dustin Lance Black.
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