Sally Field has joined forces with her gay son Sam Greisman to encourage others to support the Equality Act.
The Equality Act is a bill in the United States Congress, that, if passed, would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, public education, federal funding, credit and the jury system.
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Field, 72, said in a recently-released video for the Human Rights Campaign: “This is change that isn’t just about the government. It would be the government making such an important move to change how people think altogether.”
Griesman, 31, added: “If I or any other LGBTQ person got in their car and drove from L.A., where I am now, to D.C., their rights could change depending on whatever state they drove through.”
Field, who explained how her son faced difficulties his brothers didn’t growing up, then said in the clip: “As long as I am upright, I will fight for this to be that Sam and everyone’s children and grandchildren and sisters and brothers will be protected in every state of the United States.”
The likes of Jamie Lee Curtis, Jane Lynch and Adam Rippon are among an array of celebs supporting HRC’s Americans for the Equality Act campaign.
