Sally Fields
Actress
“Sam is my youngest son, by 18
years, and he’s gay. To that, I say:
So what?” writes the award-winning
actress. “Growing up, Sam wanted desperately to just be like his
older brothers — athletic, rambunctious and even a little bit macho.
He wanted to beat Eli at tennis,
trounce Peter at computer football
and learn everything about every
basketball player on the court. But
Sam was different. And his journey
to allow himself to be what nature
intended him to be was not an easy
one.”
courageous
dynamic
men
Men and even yes...
women. kicking ass
and making a
difference.
Sally Fields
Athlete
Eby knew he wanted to tell his
team himself, but there was some
work to be done before that was
possible.
“It has taken me years to accept
myself for who I truly am, so it’s
irrational to expect everybody to
unconditionally accept me right
away. However, the one thing that I
hope that I can count on from each
of you, my teammates, is your
respect. Your respect as a friend,
your respect as a teammate, and
your respect as a man.
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