LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Huffington Post: Sally Field jokes that her son, Sam Greisman (above), is gay because he spent so much time on the set of Steel Magnolias.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ (and adjacent) publications including the Travel issue of GLOSS Magazine and more. Continue reading “Sally Field Jokes ‘Steel Magnolias’ May Have Made Her Son Gay + More”
Nick Albiero (via Instagram)
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| Sally Field and son Sam |
Shot: Election Day this year also happens to be Oscar winner Sally Field’s birthday.
And she’s only asking for one thing for her d-day – that you vote.
Tuesday is my 72nd birthday. I want one great big gift that can only come from you.Vote. Like our lives depend on it. Because they do.
Vote.
— Sally Field (@sally_field) November 4, 2018
Chaser: And then, her son, openly gay Sam Greisman, chimed in:
Please vote. Cuz I didn’t get her anything. https://t.co/bToC91gr7B— sam greisman (@SAMGREIS) November 4, 2018
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| Ryan Cleary (via Instagram) |
Some news items you might have missed:
• UK “Survival of the Fittest” reality show contestant Ryan Cleary (above) recently came out as bisexual.
• Sally Field is trying to hook her gay son up with Winter Olympics darling Adam Rippon.
• Trump’s proposed budget cuts for HIV/AIDS funding would lead to 300,000 more deaths per year.
• A homophobic ad in Russia warns folks the gays will take over unless they vote.
• A top Republican pollster says Oprah Winfrey is “triggering” for Donald Trump.
• Out crossover artist Andre Xcellence has released I’m Coming, his highly charged EP of Xcellent music that he calls the soundtrack of his life.
The EP includes “So What?”, a celebratory anthem that invites gays and straights to party on the dance floor together. Check out the release on iTunes here or on Spotify here.
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| Andre Xcellence EP “I’m Coming” |
Well, this looks absolutely charming.
Sally Field stars as a 60-something woman who’s grown used to the idea that she’s invisible to most of the world. Until, that is, a younger co-worker pays attention to her. And in that revelatory moment, she suddenly “sees” herself.
The movie gives truth to the idea that we’re never too old for friendship, romance, or a bit of adventure. Or, to discover we all have a tribe out there somewhere – we just may not know it yet.
Anyone ever find they’ve developed a bit of an obsession with a younger person? Raise your hands, please… 🙂
Taking part in a Sirius XM town hall with EW Radio’s Jess Cagle, Academy Award winner Sally Field was asked what advice she would give parents of a gay child who was on the threshold of coming out.
Her answer was a grand-slam home run.
From People:
“First of all, don’t be frightened. And don’t put your own prejudices or fears about sexuality – your own fears about sexuality – on your children,” Field says. “Sexuality is a human glorious part of existence.”
Field noted in Sam’s case it was initially difficult for her son to become accustomed to his identity as a gay man. The Oscar-winner said she did her best to encourage Sam to discover his true self: “I welcomed him to welcome himself and find that part of his life.”
She hopes other parents can do the same.
“What horrifies me is that there are parents who so disapprove, who are so brainwashed to think that this is something out of the Bible or ungodly or against nature,” Field continued. “It’s not against nature if nature has actually done this. Sam was always Sam, this wonderful human that he is, from the time he was born. … Some people actually shut their children out of the house when they’re young, they’re teenagers – they’re having a hard enough time to be teenagers and own any part of sexuality. I’m still trying to figure it out!”
Field’s latest movie, Hello, My Name is Doris, is in theaters now. “The Sally Field Town Hall,” hosted by Jess Cagle, debuts March 17 at 2 p.m. ET on EW Radio.
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| Sally Field (center) with women political leaders in Houston |
Speaking with political leaders in Houston this week, Academy Award-winner Sally Field offered her full-throated opinion of the anti-LGBT campaign fighting the city’s equal rights ordinance known as HERO.
“It’s a lie. It’s a lie. It’s a lie. It’s a lie.”
The last few weeks have seen a deluge of TV spots claiming HERO would allow male sex predators to prowl women’s restrooms in order to sexually assault young girls.
“Not a single case of this,” Field said. “Not one single case has ever been reported. And believe me, if it had happened, it would have been reported. Evil lies are evil lies.”
Via Buzzfeed:
BuzzFeed News interviewed more than a dozen voters on the streets of Houston this week. While only a handful had heard of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, all had heard about the “bathroom ordinance.” Several of those voters, having no idea the law on the ballot Tuesday had a wider scope than just restroom use, said they were voting “no” after hearing claims that it would endanger women and children from rapists who lurk in restrooms.
Titled as Proposition 1 on Tuesday’s ballot, HERO bans discrimination against 15 classes of people — including racial minorities, women, people of faith, and LGBT people — in places of housing, employment, and public accommodation. More than 200 jurisdictions in Texas already have LGBT nondiscrimination laws on the books, including many of states largest cities.
In an appearance to show her support for Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), Sally Field took us all back to her iconic, Oscar-winning role as “Norma Rae” holding up a sign of solidarity with the pro-equality community of Houston. Field has an openly gay son.
Today, she will participate in a press conference urging Houstonians to vote “Yes” for the legislation.
The final day of voting for the issue is Tuesday. Polls show a slim lead for the good guys, but too many “Undecided” to be comfortable.
Houston is the fourth largest city in the U.S., and the only city of it’s size to not have protections in place for LGBTs.
(h/t JMG)
Jimmy Kimmel hosted both Sally Field and Julia Roberts on his show last night.
It was an opportunity to find out which of these incredibly talented women had the foulest mouth as the two of them competed in Jimmy’s first ever #CelebrityCurseOff.
The former “Flying Nun” is in “take no prisoners” mode.
Academy Award-winner Sally Field has written an open letter in which she says raising her gay son Sam Greisman is “one of the great privileges of my life.” Continue reading “Academy Award-winner Sally Field pens heart-warming letter in support of her gay son”