CNN anchor Anrson Cooper on when he realized he was gay

Contents:

• ABC NEWS APPOTS GAY CORRPONNT G BENEZ AS CO-ANCHOR OF ‘GMA’ WEEKENDS
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• ANRSON COOPER SHAR WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS GAY: 'ONE OF THE GREAT BLSGS OF MY LIFE'
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY

ABC NEWS APPOTS GAY CORRPONNT G BENEZ AS CO-ANCHOR OF ‘GMA’ WEEKENDS

Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer televisn newssters have a proment profile many untri around the world.

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JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

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ANRSON COOPER SHAR WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS GAY: 'ONE OF THE GREAT BLSGS OF MY LIFE'

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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY

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"© Getty ImagGMA's Sam ChampnSam ChampnAnother ABC stalwart, Sam is WABC-TV's chief meteorologist and has been part of the weather team for the work sce 1988, havg prevly reported for The Weather Channel and NBC's Today 61-year-old never officially me out as gay durg his daytime reer, but promently announced on the air back 2012 that he was engaged to then-boyiend Rubem Robierb, who he married later that year.

"© Getty ImagCNN's Anrson CooperAnrson CooperThe leadg man of CNN, the anchor of Anrson Cooper 360 and 60 Mut rrponnt is nsired one of the most succsful and proment openly gay journalists on TV. A member of the Vanrbilt fay, he equently avoid discsg his personal life till 2012, when he allowed Andrew Sullivan to publish an email which he wrote: "The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be. I've only ma the cisns as a gay person.