Oscar-winning actress Sally Field wowed the crowd gathered in Washington, D.C., for the national Human Rights Campaign gala and dinner on Saturday, Oct. 6, with a speech about her gay son.
Field, who was honored with the Ally for Equality Award, talked about he son, Sam, who came out as gay when he was 20.
"Sam was different and his journey to allow himself to be what nature intended him to be was not easy," she said.