Sara Gilbert’s wife, 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry, came out to her mom at church, she revealed at Equality Now’s annual Make Equality Reality Gala on Tuesday.

“She said her mom took her to church — something she didn’t do much — and turned to her and asked, ‘Are you a homosexual?,’ ” said a guest at the fête at Capitale. “Linda [replied], ‘What?’ And her mom repeated, ‘Are you a homosexual?’ Linda said, ‘Do you mean, do I like women? Yes, I like women, Ma.’ And her mom responded, ‘You know you can use women the same way you use men.’ And Linda joked, ‘So I married a very rich woman.’”

Authors Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie and Scarlett Curtis were honored at the gala.

Also there were Brandon Maxwell, Rhonda Ross and Meg Ryan.