Posted on 07/02/2012 9:23:24 AM PDT by Justaham
Anderson Cooper, who has been reluctant to talk about his personal life in public, revealed that he is gay in an essay posted online on Monday.
The CNN journalist said he had kept his sexual orientation private for personal and professional reasons, but came to think that remaining silent had given some people a mistaken impression that he was ashamed.
"The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself and proud," he wrote in a letter to Andrew Sullivan of the Daily Beast.
Cooper, the son of Gloria Vanderbilt, had long been the subject of rumors about his sexual orientation. He said that in a perfect world, it wouldn't be anyone's business, but that there is value in "standing up and being counted."
"I still consider myself a reserved person and I hope this doesn't mean an end to a small amount of personal space," he wrote. "But I do think visibility is important, more important than preserving my reporter's shield of privacy."
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shouldn’t this be in “Breaking News”?
I figured as much and I still don’t care.
I haven’t been this shocked since Liberace came out of the closet.
Since he loved the word “teabagger” I would be amazed that there is a person left who did not already know he is a bathhouse grade homo.
I’m numb with shock!
Sure - right next to the breaking news "The Pope is Catholic"!
...and in other breaking news today.....the Pope is Catholic!
I’d like to announce to the world that I’m not gay.
And proud of it.
Shove it, Anderson.
Oh, forgot........
And, no, it wouldn't have to be a true statement on her part -- the news biz doesn't care if a thing is true. They care if it's "interesting".
Nanner nanner - I beat you to it with #10!
And he just figured that out?
Guess I’ll just have to quit watching him.
But that’s going to be hard to do because I’ve never, ever watched the guy.
I cannot see how this is news since the world ahsd known the faggot was a sexual degenerate ever since he ‘hit’ the airways. Faggotry is seeking to legitimize their degeneracy by exposing a few of the less sickening faggots to public scrutiny. ... I wonder how long it will be before Andy joins the SF faggot parades?
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