Anderson Cooper: ‘I’m gay, always have been, always will be’
A few weeks ago, Entertainment Weekly ran a story about public figures coming out as gay. Andrew Sullivan reached out to Anderson Cooper to get his feedback on the subject. Anderson Cooper then gave Andrew Sullivan permission to publish his full response in The Daily Beast.
“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 explains why he wanted to retain privacy:
“But I’ve also wanted to retain some privacy for professional reasons. Since I started as a reporter in war zones 20 years ago, I’ve often found myself in some very dangerous places. For my safety and the safety of those I work with, I try to blend in as much as possible, and prefer to stick to my job of telling other people’s stories, and not my own. I have found that sometimes the less an interview subject knows about me, the better I can safely and effectively do my job as a journalist.”
Read the full article and response from Anderson Cooper
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