Connie Britton was one of many celebrities at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York on Saturday night, and she took the opportunity to address the recent cancellation of her show Nashville, as well as Tennessee's anti-gay House Bill 1840.

"Let's just get it on the table," she said immediately. "Let's get it out in the open! I've had the pleasure of shooting a show called Nashville — recently cancelled — we're fine! We're all fine!"

Britton said it was her time shooting in Tennessee that had her so "shocked" and "alarmed" when she heard about the state passing House Bill 1840, which allows mental health professionals to deny critical treatment to LGBT patients.

She said she was confused when she heard the news of the bill because she doesn't feel that it reflects the state of mind of the people in Tennessee who she has come to know.

"That is not what the people believe there," she said. "I know it."

The actress said it is an even bigger slap in the face because of the country music community's desire for real progress when it comes to equality.

Britton, who was presenting Outstanding TV Journalism and News Magazine at the ceremony, said those working to fight these laws are the reason she was proud to be in attendance last night.

"GLAAD is also working with country music artists, as well as studios and networks, to advance acceptance and put an end to these discriminatory laws that are not only unjust, but un-American," she said.

You can check out Connie's entire speech below.