Anderson Cooper announces he's gay (reporter, rock, Kiss, George Clooney)

[MaggieZ]

well, I do agree that gay people should not have to come out at all...just like straight people don't have to come out..maybe someday we'll reproduce wihtout having sex and all thet genderstuff won't matter anymore

[gizmo980]

I thought he came out a long time ago? Oh well, good for him either way!

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

I do not understand why gay people feel they must come out and announce to the world, um, hello, the world is not entitled to know that.

if someone asks you can say, yes I am.....

Maybe because people love to gossip, and public figures get sick of the "is he/she or isn't he/she?" BS that goes on until they come out officially. That's why Neil Patrick Harris came out, since he said the chatter was getting annoying - plus the National Enquirer was getting ready to print a story, and he thought it would be great to "scoop" them.

To summarize: If OTHER people didn't care so much, they wouldn't need to make an announcement.

[gizmo980]

P.S. The world is "entitled" to know that, if the person in question so desires. Did you mean the world doesn't NEED to know that?

[Sweet*Tea]

I want to say this is old news but I could be wrong.

[Bookmen]

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

I do not understand why gay people feel they must come out and announce to the world, um, hello, the world is not entitled to know that.

if someone asks you can say, yes I am.....

If you read his statement he addresses this question very eloquently, as one might expect from him:
Anderson Cooper: "The Fact Is, I'm Gay." - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

[Sudcaro]

Originally Posted by gwillyfromphilly

This is old news. He had already announced he came out of the closet about a year or so ago.

That's what I think too! It's not news to me.

And who cares anyway? Why should celebs always have to announce they are gay and justify it?

[latetotheparty]

Originally Posted by downtownnola

I don't think anyone is shocked. Most people have long suspected that he is gay.

Good for him. It takes alot of courage to do what he did. Anderson seems like a great guy and I'm glad that he can finally live his life completely openly.

so true.... and so sad.....

[=Lavender=]

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

I do not understand why gay people feel they must come out and announce to the world, um, hello, the world is not entitled to know that.

if someone asks you can say, yes I am.....

agree. should we also tell the world if we are striaght ..........lol

Hi my name is Lavender and I am Straight.

[Doll Eyes]

Without going into a lot of detail....I've been around him before. he's one of the friendliest, smartest, charismatic men I've been around. Makes fun of himself and not conceited. I have not met that many decent males and Anderson Cooper's on a short list, but don't have anything bad to say about him. I don't care that he's gay and hope it all work out for him.

[sweetchas]

I think everyone knew he was gay, hes just so darn cute I just want to squeeze him.