"As long as a journalist shows fairness and honesty in his or her work, their private life shouldn't matter," Cooper writes. "I’ve stuck to those principles for my entire professional career, even when I’ve been directly asked 'the gay question,' which happens occasionally."
Recently, however, Cooper says he's been reminded "that … the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible. There continue to be far too many incidences of bullying of young people, as well as discrimination and violence against people of all ages, based on their sexual orientation, and I believe there is value in making clear where I stand.
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And so, for the record, Cooper writes: "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."
In other news: the sky is blue, bears ##### in the woods and people care too much about celebrities and public figures.
As long as he keeps up the great journalism, I'll still be a fan and watch his shows (AC 360).
What do bears do in the woods that's five letters? Dance?
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Lot of people talked about how it was the worst kept secret and so obvious. This still takes a ton of guts and courage to do, especially in the States as a public figure. Good for him
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Anderson Cooper would have come out of the closet sooner but being on CNN prevented him from accurately breaking a news story.
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Sadly way too many people. Good for him though. While it's unfortunate something like this needs to be such a thing, there are many kids out there who are dealing with their personal situation in ways that could become harmful. The more examples of people in the public eye coming out and not creating a huge problem for themselves, the better.
Do note that he's been "out" for years with his friends and family, but for professional reasons he kept his sexual orientation private. He didn't want it to be a distraction to his work as a journalist. Would he have been able to conduct a neutral interview Michele Bachmann, for example, if she had known he is gay?
I also agree with everyone who says that this is a non-issue and hopefully one day this won't even be considered newsworthy, but sadly that day is not today.
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