Anderson cooper is a gay

Last week, Entertainment Weeklyran a story on an emerging trend: gay people in public life who come out in a much more restrained and matter-of-fact way than in the past. In many ways, it’s a great development: we’re evolved enough not to be gob-smacked when we find out someone’s gay. But it does matter nonetheless, it seems to me, that this is on the record. We still have pastors calling for the death of gay people, bullying incidents and suicides among homosexual kids, and one major political party dedicated to termination the basic civil right to join the person you love. So these “non-events” are still also events of a kind; and they matter. The visibility of homosexual people is one of the core means for our equality.

All of which is a prelude to my saying that I’ve famous Anderson Cooper as a friend for more than two decades. I asked him for his feedback on this subject, for reasons that are probably obvious to most. Here’s his email in response which he has given me permission to post here:

Andrew, as you know, the issue you boost is one that I’ve thought about for years. Even though my position puts me in the public eye, I have tried to mainta

Anderson Cooper is Gay

GladGradDad101

I didn’t know that about his brother.

He discussed it on at least one of his shows. He’s also had his mother on the show.

LasMa102

Am assuming Ralph Lauren (know this only because I’ve seen it in the “dressing young” thread

Thanks, jym. So parent1986 said “RL is -----”. I just find it odd that in this day and age, on this thread, she didn’t say “Ralph Lauren is gay.”

Lergnom103

I assume more people would be surprised to know Ralph speaks with a Recent Yawk accent and was born Ralph Lipschitz in the Bronx. It’s not a secret but most people don’t know it.

LakeWashington104

With regard to the friend’s comment referenced in post no. 93 'there are only two things which could not be forgiven [by God…]"

Every time I question God something crucial, he typically snickers and retorts “Well, what do YOU think?” And I think that in the overall scheme of things the significance of A. Cooper being queer is somewhat similar in signifcance to the fact that rainwater is wet.

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On Monday, CNN anchor and television personality Anderson Cooper came out as gay. To many, this was the polar opposite of breaking news. Despite refusing to discuss aspects of his personal life, Cooper’s sexuality had been something of an open secret for years. So, does a celebrity revealing something about their personal lives really matter? In the current social and political climate, such revelations are more important than you may think.

When Cooper officially came out, in an Email to writer Andrew Sullivan, which was Sullivan posted on his blog with Andersons's permission, he didn’t mince words: “The fact is, I’m same-sex attracted, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.” Some might scoff at this announcement as unimportant. Shouldn’t we just file this with all the other star gossip in the news, alongside Tom Cruise’s divorce?

We need to recall that this is a society where gay people are still not afforded the same legal rights as heterosexuals. Teenagers are being bullied and sometimes dying simply because of their sexual identities. When events like these are sadly commonplace

Anderson Cooper says he realized he was gay after meeting a shirtless Richard Gere backstage at a Broadway play

Anderson Cooper opened up about the moment he realized he was gay on Friday during the "Andy Cohen Live Pride Special" on SiriusXM's "Radio Andy."

The CNN host sat down with Cohen and star John Hill at the iconic Stonewall Inn in New York City. People reports Cooper recalled watching the Broadway play "Bent" in the late 1970s with photographer Paul Jasmin and Jasmin's boyfriend, who were friends with Cooper's mother, the late fashion designer, and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt.

Richard Gere starred in the act about the persecution of homosexuality in Nazi Germany.

"And this was Richard Gere in 1977, 'Looking for Mr. Goodbar.' He was so beautiful. And I'm there. My mom didn't go. It was just me and my mom's two gay friends," he said.

Cooper called the opening scene, in which a man gets out of bed completely naked and puts on a uniform, "the gayest thing you can imagine."

"And I just remember organism like, 'Oh my God, I'm gay. ... I'm totally gay," he said.

After the play ended, Cooper said Jasmin took him backstage to gather Gere, who he worked with on the film