{"id":20841,"date":"2012-07-03T14:05:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T11:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=20841"},"modified":"2012-07-03T14:05:49","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T11:05:49","slug":"cnn-journalist-anderson-cooper-publicly-announces-he-is-gay-20841","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/cnn-journalist-anderson-cooper-publicly-announces-he-is-gay-20841\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN journalist Anderson Cooper publicly announces he is gay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CNN journalist Anderson Cooper publicly announces he is gay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The CNN presenter Anderson Cooper reveals he is homosexual, happy and proud of himself.<\/h2>\n

CNN’s reporter Anderson Cooper has confirmed that he is gay, adding that while privacy is important for journalists, he did not want to give the impression he was hiding something and wanted to stand up against intimidating. Anderson Cooper published an email online and said he was proud of his sexuality and had resolved to speak out in case anybody thought he was abashed.<\/p>\n

In the note to Andrew Sullivan of The Daily Beast, and with the understanding that Sullivan would post it, CNN journalist Anderson Cooper explains that he always believed a reporter is entitled to privacy so long as he showed\u00a0squareness and honesty on the job.\u00a0CNN said it had no comment and there were no plans for Anderson Cooper to discuss the matter on air.<\/p>\n

‘ I couldn\u2019t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud ‘ \/ CNN presenter Anderson Cooper confirms\u00a0he is gay after years of shielding privacy<\/h3>\n

CNN reporter Cooper is one of the prime time faces of CNN program, which has plummeted to a two decade low in viewership ratings.\u00a0The journalist, whose sexual identity has long been known within media circles, has told that he had always believed reporters’ political, religious and love lives should not be something they have to discuss publicly. Anderson\u00a0Cooper often travels to war zones and countries where homosexuality is either banned or frowned upon.<\/p>\n

There has long been speculation about Anderson Cooper’s sexuality, with some in the press having contended he has been \u00a0romantically linked to Ben Maisani, an owner of several gay clubs.<\/p>\n

No more rumors about Anderson Cooper’s sexual orientation, he officially says ‘ I am gay ‘<\/h3>\n

Anderson Cooper is the most high-profile newsman to come out.\u00a0His show called ‘ Anderson Cooper 360 ‘\u00a0received an award this year from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. But CNN journalist Cooper was not the only one in the group of popular homosexuals.\u00a0Few national television news reporters have publicly acknowledged being gay, with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow\u00a0and CNN’s Don Lemon\u00a0possibly the best\u00a0known.<\/p>\n

Cooper says : ‘ The ability to love another person is one of God\u2019s greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.\u00a0I still consider myself a reserved person and I hope this doesn\u2019t mean an end to a small amount of personal space. But I do think visibility is important, more important than preserving my reporter\u2019s shield of privacy. ‘<\/p>\n\n

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