"“We loved each other, all of us,” she said. “We all just completely adored each other.” She said she has a picture hanging in her office of her and her co-stars beaming up at the band at the wrap party, and in it, she is holding her 6-month-old son, Sam. She's covering his ears because it's noisy."
"“He was on the set all the time, and my friends took care of him,” she said. “Sam has always said that that's probably why he's gay.” At that, she laughed."
"“Sam's journey was a different one than his older brothers',” Field says to the camera. “Being with him, watching him finally be able to be all that nature intended him to be. It was not an easy road for him. He wanted to be like his big brothers, and nature had given him other gifts.”"
"The Equality Act has still not been passed. It would add sexual orientation and gender identity to existing federal civil rights legislation, banning housing, job, public accommodations, and other forms of"
Sally Field described making Steel Magnolias as a wonderful experience with Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts, and Shirley MacLaine. She said the cast loved and adored one another and kept a wrap-party photo in her office showing her holding her six-month-old son while covering his ears due to noise. She explained that her son was on set often and that friends cared for him, and she joked that this may be why he is gay. Field has three sons and has been a staunch LGBTQ+ ally. In 2019, she supported the Equality Act, speaking to her son about his journey and the challenges he faced. The Equality Act would add sexual orientation and gender identity to federal civil rights protections, banning discrimination in housing, jobs, and public accommodations.
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