Read Sally Field's Impassned Open Letter About Her Gay Son
Contents:
- SALLY FIELD ON BEG A MOM WHO SUPPORTS HER GAY SON SPOILER ALERT
- SALLY FIELD ON HER GAY SON: I'M HORRIFIED OTHER PARENTS WOULD DISAPPROVE
- READ SALLY FIELD’S IMPASSNED OPEN LETTER ABOUT HER GAY SON
- SALLY FIELD RECEIV HRC'S ALLY FOR EQUALY AWARD, DELIVERS EMOTNAL SPEECH ON GAY SON SAM
SALLY FIELD ON BEG A MOM WHO SUPPORTS HER GAY SON SPOILER ALERT
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Maybe 's bee gay men feel a certa unniable affectn for award-wng actrs. On TV, she won an Emmy for her portrayal of Abby's (Mra Tierney) schizophrenic mom on ER and another for starrg as a lovg mom (Nora Walker) to a gay son played by Matthew Rhys on Brothers and Sisters at a time when gay characters on prime time were rare.
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SALLY FIELD ON HER GAY SON: I'M HORRIFIED OTHER PARENTS WOULD DISAPPROVE
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READ SALLY FIELD’S IMPASSNED OPEN LETTER ABOUT HER GAY SON
Sally Field on her gay son: I'm horrified other parents would disapproveSally Field is an arnt advote of LGBT rights, even wng the Human Rights Campaign’s 2012 Ally for Equaly Award. ”Field noted Sam’s se was ially difficult for her son to bee acctomed to his inty as a gay man. The fabulo Sally Field released this open letter about her gay son today, and ’s more than enough to give you a Happy Friday.
SALLY FIELD RECEIV HRC'S ALLY FOR EQUALY AWARD, DELIVERS EMOTNAL SPEECH ON GAY SON SAM
Sam is my youngt son, by 18 years, and he’s gay. Fally, at 20, long after he beat his brothers at tennis and puter gam and knew as much as anyone about basketball, Sam was able to stand up proudly and say, “I am a gay man.