Actress Camryn Manheim complains about having straight son at HRC event
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Key Points:
- Actress Camryn Manheim joked at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) National Dinner that despite her hopes, her son turned out to be heterosexual, contrasting with her friend Marcia Gay Harden's three LGBTQ+ children.
- Manheim praised gay sons and shared anecdotes about her son Milo Manheim's affinity for musical theater and drag, highlighting her surprise at his heterosexuality despite his interests.
- The HRC event honored Harden with the Ally for Equality Award and aimed to mobilize pro-equality voters and support LGBTQ+ candidates through fundraising and community engagement.
- Online reactions to Manheim's remarks were largely negative, with critics accusing her and similar entertainers of promoting harmful attitudes toward heterosexual children.
- The HRC and Manheim did not respond to requests for comment following the controversy.
