Meredh Baxter: Y, I'm gay

Contents:

• MERITH BAXTER ADMS IT WAS MICHAEL J. FOX THAT MA HER GAY
• MEREDH BAXTER: Y, I'M GAY
• MEREDH BAXTER FROM "FAY TI": I'M GAY

MERITH BAXTER ADMS IT WAS MICHAEL J. FOX THAT MA HER GAY

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MEREDH BAXTER: Y, I'M GAY

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"People say, 'You had to have known know you were gay. ' I realized, I was so un-self-examed, I uld have been a Republin, but no, I'm jt gay. It's no secret that I'm gay, but has been to the greater world.

MEREDH BAXTER FROM "FAY TI": I'M GAY

Baxter has been datg women for the past seven years, and "the thought of beg gay never crossed my md, " she said. ' I realized I was so un-self-examed, I uld have been a Republin, but no, I'm jt gay, " she said.

Here's Baxter on whether or not others knew she was gay prr to g out:Did anyone ever say to you that they spected you might be gay before you yourself knew?

A few choice qutns om the Advote, scroll down for "Today" quot:When did you realize you were gay? Rock legend Ltle Richard was married to Ernte Campbell om 1959 to 1963, but told Penthoe 1995, "I've been gay all my life.