Marcia Gay Harden has revealed that all three of her children identify as queer. The Academy Award-winning actress made an appearance at the Drag Isn’t Dangerous telethon, a livestream event that tackled anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the United States.
During the broadcast, Harden told co-host Adam Shankman and the audience: “What drives me is because it’s right, and what’s happening right now is wrong.
What drives me is, my children are all queer.” Harden is mother to Eulala, 24 and Julitta and Hudson, both 19. “My eldest child is non-binary.
My son is gay. My youngest is fluid. And you know, they are my kids, and they teach me every day,” she explained. Of the anti-LGBTQ+ legislation that has swept across the U.S., the Tony winner added: “This is so fear-based and it’s spreading that kind of fear and hatred among other people.