In 2012, Sally Field received the Ally for Equality Award at 2012’s Human Rights Campaign National Dinner, and Sam Greisman gave a speech honoring her. He mentioned “Brothers & Sisters” and added, “She played the mother all of us gay men wished we had. You see, it’s a unique position for me, because she is my actual mother” (via YouTube). Despite alluding to an overbearing nature, Greisman called himself “lucky” to have her. “When I came out, she didn’t even bat an eye,” Greisman said. “In fact, she was overjoyed. Being gay was just one more thing she loved about me.” He quipped that perhaps she was even too supportive.
“All joking aside, I feel very blessed to be able to call her my mother,” Greisman said. “In addition to being an extraordinarily talented actress, I know that she will have my back for as long as she lives.”
In Field’s acceptance speech, she spoke about Greisman and said, “When I saw him struggling, I wanted to jump in and define it for him. But his brothers held me back fiercely insisting I try not to travel that road for him.” She instead made it clear she would be there for him no matter what. Greisman officially came out when he was 20.
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