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Anderson Cooper: 'The fact is, I'm gay'
Associated Press ^ | 7/2/12

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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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: andersoncooper; cnn; gay; gimmick; homosexual; homosexualagenda; justaduplicate; mustbesweepsweek; poofter; shocker; shocking; thanks4sharing; unexpected; yesimgay
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To: Justaham

21 posted on 07/02/2012 9:30:40 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Justaham

Can Shep Smith’s outing be far behind?


22 posted on 07/02/2012 9:31:00 AM PDT by Cincinatus (Omnia relinquit servare Rempublicam)
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To: Justaham

No shiite, Cooper. Next we’ll hear that Jesse Jackson is black.


23 posted on 07/02/2012 9:31:19 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Obama.....He's got your back (pocket) so he can steal your wallet.)
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To: Justaham
Anderson Cooper: 'The fact is, I'm gay'

Now that that's cleared up....

24 posted on 07/02/2012 9:31:19 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (The Click-&-Paste Media exists & works in Utopia, riding unicorns & sniffing pixy dust.)
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To: Justaham

I really didn’t need to know but if I ever get severe brain damage and decide to take up turd burglin, he’ll be the fist to know.


25 posted on 07/02/2012 9:31:26 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Justaham
Wonder if this will give Chrissie Matthews and Sheppie the courage to come stumbling out of the closet? LOL!
26 posted on 07/02/2012 9:31:49 AM PDT by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
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To: Justaham
LOL!

Anderson "Up The Pooper" Cooper.

No wonder he loves OBendMeOver...

27 posted on 07/02/2012 9:31:49 AM PDT by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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To: Justaham

Does Rachel Madcow know about this?


28 posted on 07/02/2012 9:32:07 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (The Click-&-Paste Media exists & works in Utopia, riding unicorns & sniffing pixy dust.)
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To: Justaham

I would have never guessed.

He must be AC/DC.............


30 posted on 07/02/2012 9:32:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Think logically. Act normally.................)
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To: Justaham

So will he be the man or the woman at his wedding? I still like the original plan. The parts fit. I’ll see it again, but not on this dirt.


31 posted on 07/02/2012 9:32:23 AM PDT by throwback (The object of opening the mind, is as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.)
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To: JaguarXKE

We couldn’t have timed that any closer if we had tried!


32 posted on 07/02/2012 9:32:45 AM PDT by massmike (The choice is clear in November: Romney or Caligula!)
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To: Justaham

Wait, this is news?


33 posted on 07/02/2012 9:32:49 AM PDT by arderkrag (ABOs are Romneybot trolls. LOOKING FOR ROLEPLAYERS. Check Profile.)
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To: Justaham

Why are these people “proud” of the vile ways in which they utilize their body plumbing? And demand special recognition & privilege because of that disgusting usage?

So, he is the fag offspring of a jetsetting socialite? Isn’t this sort of thing rather common among the “beautiful people”?


34 posted on 07/02/2012 9:33:10 AM PDT by elcid1970 (Nuke Mecca now. Death to Islam means freedom for all mankind. Deus vult!")
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To: anton

I thought he revealed this some eight months ago. Or was that only speculation?


35 posted on 07/02/2012 9:33:10 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (My dog, yes. My wife, maybe. My gun....NEVER!)
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To: Da Coyote

heterosexuals are not welcome in the new world order. Unless you are a homosexual, you are nothing! Down with 1 man 1 woman! Up with deviancy of all types. Bring out the angels of the most High that we may know them!


36 posted on 07/02/2012 9:34:05 AM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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To: Justaham

Don’t care and I don’t want to know.


37 posted on 07/02/2012 9:34:16 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: theDentist

It’s CNN. He could go on live with the boyfriend and PROVE that he’s gay, and still no one would care.


38 posted on 07/02/2012 9:34:30 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Justaham

NOT Breaking News. Pretty obvious. Who cares?


39 posted on 07/02/2012 9:34:32 AM PDT by kevinm13 (Tim Geithner is a tax cheat. Manmade "Global Warming" is a HOAX!)
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To: cripplecreek

His new show will be ‘AC/DC 360’..................


40 posted on 07/02/2012 9:34:59 AM PDT by Red Badger (Think logically. Act normally.................)
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