ðˌoʊ ɐtɹˈæktᵻd ˈoʊnli tə mˈɛn ˈɔːl ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf, hˈɑːɹlən mˈæɹiz ɐ ɡˈɜːl hiː ɪmpɹˈɛɡneɪɾᵻd wˌaɪl ɪn kˈɑːlɪdʒ, lˈɪvɪŋ ɐ hˈoʊli stɹˈeɪt lˈaɪf wɪð ˈoʊnli əkˈeɪʒənəl fˈɜːɾɪv, tɹɔːmˈæɾɪk ɛkskˈɜːʃənz ˌɪntʊ ðə ɡˈeɪ ˌʌndɚɡɹˈaʊnd ʌv pɹˈiːstˈoʊnwɔːl nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi.
Though attracted only to men all of his life, Harlan marries a girl he impregnated while in college, living a wholly straight life with only occasional furtive, traumatic excursions into the gay underground of pre-Stonewall New York City.