Anderson Cooper revealed on Monday that he is gay, ending years of reluctance to talk about his personal life in public.The CNN journalist wrote in an online letter that 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.
Anderson Cooper has, at long last, publicly said he is gay. Cooper made the announcement in an email to writer Andrew Sullivan."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.Cooper's sexuality has long been the subject of ample media speculation, but he has never publicly confirmed it -- a fact which he also seemed to address in the email to Sullivan
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"I have always been very open and honest about this part of
my life with my friends, my family, and my colleagues. In a perfect
world, I don't think it's anyone else's business, but I do think there
is value in standing up and being counted. I’m not an activist, but I am
a human being and I don't give that up by being a journalist."
Cooper also said that he ultimately decided that he was doing more harm than good by not speaking up:
"It’s become clear to me that by remaining silent on certain
aspects of my personal life for so long, I have given some the mistaken
impression that I am trying to hide something - something that makes me
uncomfortable, ashamed or even afraid. This is distressing because it
is simply not true. I’ve also been reminded recently that while as a
society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all
people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves
fully visible."
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