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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

Was there anyone left in the world who did not already know this?


41 posted on 07/02/2012 9:35:11 AM PDT by BRK
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To: KarlInOhio

Next thing you know he’ll come out and say he is a ‘liberal’............


43 posted on 07/02/2012 9:35:58 AM PDT by Red Badger (Think logically. Act normally.................)
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To: kevinm13

Catcher...Pitcher????> Enguiring minds want to know.


44 posted on 07/02/2012 9:37:02 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Justaham

Who da thunk ???


45 posted on 07/02/2012 9:38:48 AM PDT by Reagan69 (I supported Sarah Palin and all I got was a lousy DVD !)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Dear AC,

No body gives a rat’s ass.

Anybody who cared already knew.

Anybody who didn’t know is watching another channel.

So, they still don’t know and don’t care.

Regards,

Red Badger


46 posted on 07/02/2012 9:39:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (Think logically. Act normally.................)
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To: Justaham

A liberal journalist comes out of the closet. Not exactly a “man bites dog” news-item.


47 posted on 07/02/2012 9:39:56 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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48 posted on 07/02/2012 9:45:06 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Justaham

I havent been this stunned since Ricky Martin came out of the closet LOL


49 posted on 07/02/2012 9:46:01 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Justaham

didn’t he announce this several years ago??


50 posted on 07/02/2012 9:47:14 AM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: Justaham

I do not care if he is gay.

It is not a surprise that he is gay.


51 posted on 07/02/2012 9:47:33 AM PDT by moviefan8
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To: Justaham

so he finally got the teabags out of his mouth and now he can tell us.


52 posted on 07/02/2012 9:48:41 AM PDT by 4buttons
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To: massmike

Within the same second!


53 posted on 07/02/2012 9:50:17 AM PDT by JaguarXKE (If my Fluffy had a puppy, it would look like the puppy Obama ate!)
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To: elpadre
didn’t he announce this several years ago??

When you have ratings as low as his, it's gonna take a lot of announcements to get the word out.

54 posted on 07/02/2012 9:51:23 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Justaham

So who is his boyfriend? Paging John Trivolta...


55 posted on 07/02/2012 9:51:23 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Justaham

56 posted on 07/02/2012 9:52:52 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (I miss Harriet Miers.)
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To: martin_fierro; Justaham

57 posted on 07/02/2012 9:54:11 AM PDT by Semper Mark (Oh. Who's being naive, Kay?)
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To: Justaham

Who didn’t know this? And isn’t it good that he probably won’t be breeding?


58 posted on 07/02/2012 9:54:19 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: Justaham
"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. "And my butt hurts."
59 posted on 07/02/2012 9:54:29 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (I miss Harriet Miers.)
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To: Justaham

Who gives a rat’s rear end what he is? Hollywood and the media are loaded with homosexuals. There was a time and not too long ago they were called “perverts”.


60 posted on 07/02/2012 9:57:10 AM PDT by kenmcg (How)
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