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« Reply #25 on: July 04, 2012, 03:58:27 AM »

He came out two years ago.
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« Reply #26 on: July 04, 2012, 04:15:39 AM »

And you were surprised??
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« Reply #27 on: July 04, 2012, 04:50:12 AM »

Yes?
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« Reply #28 on: July 04, 2012, 06:35:24 AM »

That's what I was confused about... he always pinged my 'dar, so not a surprise to me.

For me... it was probably Meredith Baxter or Kelly McGillis
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« Reply #29 on: July 04, 2012, 07:45:47 AM »

Fixed your post for you. Cheesy
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« Reply #30 on: July 04, 2012, 03:53:54 PM »
Shepherd Smith is next.
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« Reply #31 on: July 04, 2012, 04:31:35 PM »
« Edited: July 04, 2012, 04:33:15 PM by Holmes »
Quote from: The Mikado on July 03, 2012, 12:11:02 AM
Why can't I be gay so I could have a chance with Anderson Cooper?  Sad

Honey, I'm gay and I don't have a chance. Sad


That was a surprise for you? You straights are horrible at this.
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« Reply #32 on: July 04, 2012, 04:37:10 PM »
Quote from: fezzyfestoon on July 03, 2012, 10:35:31 PM
I actually think this is a pretty big deal. The fact that one of the most popular newscasters' coming out is this completely uninteresting is great. If he were this popular 20 or maybe even 10 years ago his career could have suffered massively. Granted everyone already knew this, but still. Being gay is irrelevant and finally it's being treated that way.
if it's irrelevant then why did he have to announce it to everyone?

btw once again i am reminded of how much i hate the word 'gay.'
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« Reply #33 on: July 04, 2012, 04:56:33 PM »
Quote from: Ghost_white on July 04, 2012, 04:37:10 PM
Quote from: fezzyfestoon on July 03, 2012, 10:35:31 PM
I actually think this is a pretty big deal. The fact that one of the most popular newscasters' coming out is this completely uninteresting is great. If he were this popular 20 or maybe even 10 years ago his career could have suffered massively. Granted everyone already knew this, but still. Being gay is irrelevant and finally it's being treated that way.
if it's irrelevant then why did he have to announce it to everyone?

It wasn't really an 'announcement', as such.  He emailed Andrew Sullivan a response for an article, and Sullivan asked permission to publish it.
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« Reply #34 on: July 04, 2012, 09:06:57 PM »
I kind of already knew Lemon was gay before he said he was. The way he talked it just said it for me. When he came out I was like ok. Not a big deal.

On a sidenote, I was shocked when Anderson Cooper came out though. I wasn't expecting that.

 
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« Reply #35 on: July 04, 2012, 10:03:32 PM »
« Edited: July 04, 2012, 10:05:21 PM by Simfan34 »
Lemon, the guy on CNN? Never knew.

I place little faith in a "gaydar". Case in point- Shepard Smith is married.
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« Reply #36 on: July 05, 2012, 12:03:01 AM »
Though many people already knew Anderson Cooper was gay, many did not. After all, who considers the sexuality of the person delivering the news or hosting the talk show?

That said, even if this is no surprise, it's still very important for the cause of advancing gay rights. Changes in public opinion happen on the personal level. People who are opposed to gay marriage change their mind when they meet gay people -- if their cousin is gay, if their co-worker is gay, and yes, sometimes even if their favorite talk show host is gay.

There is still a significant portion of the population out there who think gay people are scary monsters. Every celebrity you can point to who isn't -- your Anderson Coopers, Ellen Degenereses, and your Neil Patrick Harrises, for example -- only works to broaden acceptance. Having visible, positive role models matters more than you think.
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« Reply #37 on: July 06, 2012, 09:47:27 AM »
Quote from: Simfan34 on July 04, 2012, 10:03:32 PM
Lemon, the guy on CNN? Never knew.

I place little faith in a "gaydar". Case in point- Shepard Smith is married.

Oh crap... I forgot, gay people don't get married lol
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« Reply #38 on: July 06, 2012, 01:05:56 PM »
Shepard Smith was married.  He got divorced nearly twenty years ago.
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« Reply #39 on: July 06, 2012, 06:23:14 PM »
I like the way Anderson did this. Very smooth, like his silvery hair.
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« Reply #40 on: July 06, 2012, 08:51:45 PM »
Quote from: Joe Republic on July 04, 2012, 04:56:33 PM
Quote from: Ghost_white on July 04, 2012, 04:37:10 PM
Quote from: fezzyfestoon on July 03, 2012, 10:35:31 PM
I actually think this is a pretty big deal. The fact that one of the most popular newscasters' coming out is this completely uninteresting is great. If he were this popular 20 or maybe even 10 years ago his career could have suffered massively. Granted everyone already knew this, but still. Being gay is irrelevant and finally it's being treated that way.
if it's irrelevant then why did he have to announce it to everyone?
It wasn't really an 'announcement', as such.  He emailed Andrew Sullivan a response for an article, and Sullivan asked permission to publish it.

This. Plus if you read it, he does a great job explaining why.
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« Reply #41 on: July 06, 2012, 09:38:12 PM »
I knew he was gay long time ago, wasn't he on a list of top rich LGBT people in 2007?
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« Reply #42 on: July 07, 2012, 07:01:03 PM »
« Edited: July 07, 2012, 07:05:42 PM by Ogre Mage »
It's nice to see him come out because everybody knew that already, lol.

Check out this CNN clip with Anderson and Ryan Seacrest back in 2006.  The gay innuendo between them is so thick one could cut it with a knife.  They compare the size of their ties, Anderson talks about "Nashville taking a pounding" followed by "A massive manhunt is on the way," and ends with Seacrest making moon-eyes at Anderson.  I wonder what Nicole Richie was thinking, sitting there watching this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG_5SZ-fCfE
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« Reply #43 on: July 07, 2012, 07:13:11 PM »
When I told my brother, he thought I was talking about actor Bradley Cooper and freaked.
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« Reply #44 on: July 08, 2012, 05:14:37 PM »
Quote from: Ogre Mage on July 07, 2012, 07:01:03 PM
It's nice to see him come out because everybody knew that already, lol.

Check out this CNN clip with Anderson and Ryan Seacrest back in 2006.  The gay innuendo between them is so thick one could cut it with a knife.  They compare the size of their ties, Anderson talks about "Nashville taking a pounding" followed by "A massive manhunt is on the way," and ends with Seacrest making moon-eyes at Anderson.  I wonder what Nicole Richie was thinking, sitting there watching this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG_5SZ-fCfE



By the way, when will Seacrest finally come out?
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