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- THIS IS WHY CNN'S MIGUEL MARQUEZ CAME OUT AS GAY, BOYIEND?
- GAY NEWSMEN – A CLEARER PICTURE: MIGUEL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JAM HILLISMAY 17, 2007/10:35 AMBY JAM HILLISMAY 17, 2007 / 10:35 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY NEWSMEN – A CLEARER PICTURE: MIGUEL MARQUEZ","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-05-17T14:35:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-05-17T14:35:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JAM HILLIS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS A PART OF 'S GAY NEWSMEN SERI, WE WILL BE PROVIDG DAILY TERVIEWS WH GAY NEWSMEN HERE ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY PHONE OM THE ABC NEWS BAGHDAD BURE, ABC NEWS CORRPONNT MIGUEL MARQUEZ SPOKE TO AE THIS PAST FEBARY DURG ONE OF HIS MANY TRIPS TO IRAQ. MARQUEZ SAID THE SURROUNDGS ARE SO TENSE THAT “YOU BEE VERY CLOSE” WH THE FELLOW REPORTERS THERE, THE SECURY PANY, EVEN THE IRAQI STAFF. MARQUEZ HAD JT STALLED AN ICED PPUCCO MACHE HIS QUARTERS, AND SAID, “I’VE BEE SORT OF THE STARBUCKS OF THE BURE.” HE ALSO SAID HE’D BEE “A LOST JUNKIE”, WATCHG ALL THE OLD EPISOS OF THE ABC DRAMA ON DVD THE DOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND HE NEEDS THE DOWN TIME. THE FIRST TWO STORI MARQUEZ VERED IRAQ AFTER ARRIVG FEBARY WERE THE ABDUCTN AND EXECUTN STYLE KILLGS OF AMERIN SOLDIERS, AND THE BOMBG OF A GIRLS’ SCHOOL – WHERE MANY OF THE YOUNG FEMALE STUNTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARQUEZ WHO BEGAN HIS NATNAL NEWS REER AS AN ANCHOR AT CNN HEADLE NEWS, JOED ABC 2005, AND WAS SENT TO IRAQ FOR THE FIRST TIME JT A FEW MONTHS LATER. . “THERE’S NO QUTN BUT YOU’VE GOT TO JT STEP UP AND DO THE JOB,” MARQUEZ TOLD AE, EXPLAG THAT AT ABC THE EXPECTATNS FOR RRPONNTS ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THROUGHOUT HIS REER MARQUEZ HAS OCSNALLY DONE TERVIEWS LIKE THIS ONE THAT INTIFY HIM AS AN OPENLY GAY REPORTER. AND HE SAID THE TERVIEWS ARE IMPORTANT “BEE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU N HAVE A QUOTE, UNQUOTE ‘NORMAL LIFE’ AND BE GAY,” EXPLAED MARQUEZ. “THAT YOU N DO ANYTHG, YOU N ENGAGE ANY DTRY AT ANY LEVEL AND BE GAY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND MARQUEZ SAID THAT ON THE FEW OCSNS HE HAS DONE TERVIEWS THAT MENTN HIS SEXUALY, “I’VE ALWAYS BEEN SURPRISED AT THE RPONSE. THAT PEOPLE OM DIFFERENT DTRI OM ALL OVER THE UNTRY WILL SAY, ‘OH MY GOD, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GREAT, AND I N’T BELIEVE YOU’RE GAY! AND ’S SO GREAT THAT YOU N ADM THAT AND BE SUCH A ROLE MOL.’”.{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASKED WHAT THE MOST CHALLENGG STORY HE’S EVER VERED IS – AND HE SAID ’S CLEARLY IRAQ. “I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO NSUMED,” MARQUEZ TOLD AE EXPLAG THAT HE’S NSTANTLY TRYG TO UNRSTAND MORE. “I READ SO MUCH ABOUT . IT’S A FASCATG STORY THAT HAS NO END.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARQUEZ IS ASKED IF HIS EXPERIENC IRAQ HAS CHANGED HIM, AND HE RPOND, “HAVE I GROWN UP?” THEN HE SPOKE ABOUT “HOW MUCH ATH AND STCTN THERE IS” THAT UNTRY, AND “HOW HARD, JT HARD LIFE HAS BEE FOR MANY, MANY IRAQIS.” HE SAID, “IT’S TRATG TO SEE THE YOUNG AMERINS DYG. IT’S TRATG TO SEE THE WAY STROYS FAI THE STAT.” AND HE SAID THE DISTST, THE HATRED, AND EVEN THE ENOMIC NDNS HAVE BEE SO PLITED – THAT THERE SEEM TO BE VERY FEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO HAS HE CHANGED? MARQUEZ SAID, “I FEEL MAYBE A LTLE MORE WORLD-WEARY BEE OF , A LTLE MORE SER, A LTLE MORE SOBER. IT’S HARD TO SEE THIS STUFF AND NOT FEEL .”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
THIS IS WHY CNN'S MIGUEL MARQUEZ CAME OUT AS GAY, BOYIEND?
“It’s very important for people to know you n be gay and do anythg you want to the world”, was once quoted by CNN Corrponnt and award-wng journalist Miguel Marquez. Who is the boyiend of the 51-year-old gay journalist? He also ns a gay bar Ameri lled the Hunker Down Gay Bar.
The CNN rrponnt has always been open about his sex; he belongs to the LGBT muny and openly supports Gay marriage, their rights and equaly. He is also a member of Natnal Lbian and Gay Journalists Associatn.
GAY NEWSMEN – A CLEARER PICTURE: MIGUEL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JAM HILLISMAY 17, 2007/10:35 AMBY JAM HILLISMAY 17, 2007 / 10:35 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY NEWSMEN – A CLEARER PICTURE: MIGUEL MARQUEZ","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-05-17T14:35:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-05-17T14:35:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JAM HILLIS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS A PART OF 'S GAY NEWSMEN SERI, WE WILL BE PROVIDG DAILY TERVIEWS WH GAY NEWSMEN HERE ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY PHONE OM THE ABC NEWS BAGHDAD BURE, ABC NEWS CORRPONNT MIGUEL MARQUEZ SPOKE TO AE THIS PAST FEBARY DURG ONE OF HIS MANY TRIPS TO IRAQ. MARQUEZ SAID THE SURROUNDGS ARE SO TENSE THAT “YOU BEE VERY CLOSE” WH THE FELLOW REPORTERS THERE, THE SECURY PANY, EVEN THE IRAQI STAFF. MARQUEZ HAD JT STALLED AN ICED PPUCCO MACHE HIS QUARTERS, AND SAID, “I’VE BEE SORT OF THE STARBUCKS OF THE BURE.” HE ALSO SAID HE’D BEE “A LOST JUNKIE”, WATCHG ALL THE OLD EPISOS OF THE ABC DRAMA ON DVD THE DOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND HE NEEDS THE DOWN TIME. THE FIRST TWO STORI MARQUEZ VERED IRAQ AFTER ARRIVG FEBARY WERE THE ABDUCTN AND EXECUTN STYLE KILLGS OF AMERIN SOLDIERS, AND THE BOMBG OF A GIRLS’ SCHOOL – WHERE MANY OF THE YOUNG FEMALE STUNTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARQUEZ WHO BEGAN HIS NATNAL NEWS REER AS AN ANCHOR AT CNN HEADLE NEWS, JOED ABC 2005, AND WAS SENT TO IRAQ FOR THE FIRST TIME JT A FEW MONTHS LATER. . “THERE’S NO QUTN BUT YOU’VE GOT TO JT STEP UP AND DO THE JOB,” MARQUEZ TOLD AE, EXPLAG THAT AT ABC THE EXPECTATNS FOR RRPONNTS ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THROUGHOUT HIS REER MARQUEZ HAS OCSNALLY DONE TERVIEWS LIKE THIS ONE THAT INTIFY HIM AS AN OPENLY GAY REPORTER. AND HE SAID THE TERVIEWS ARE IMPORTANT “BEE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU N HAVE A QUOTE, UNQUOTE ‘NORMAL LIFE’ AND BE GAY,” EXPLAED MARQUEZ. “THAT YOU N DO ANYTHG, YOU N ENGAGE ANY DTRY AT ANY LEVEL AND BE GAY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND MARQUEZ SAID THAT ON THE FEW OCSNS HE HAS DONE TERVIEWS THAT MENTN HIS SEXUALY, “I’VE ALWAYS BEEN SURPRISED AT THE RPONSE. THAT PEOPLE OM DIFFERENT DTRI OM ALL OVER THE UNTRY WILL SAY, ‘OH MY GOD, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GREAT, AND I N’T BELIEVE YOU’RE GAY! AND ’S SO GREAT THAT YOU N ADM THAT AND BE SUCH A ROLE MOL.’”.{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASKED WHAT THE MOST CHALLENGG STORY HE’S EVER VERED IS – AND HE SAID ’S CLEARLY IRAQ. “I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO NSUMED,” MARQUEZ TOLD AE EXPLAG THAT HE’S NSTANTLY TRYG TO UNRSTAND MORE. “I READ SO MUCH ABOUT . IT’S A FASCATG STORY THAT HAS NO END.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARQUEZ IS ASKED IF HIS EXPERIENC IRAQ HAS CHANGED HIM, AND HE RPOND, “HAVE I GROWN UP?” THEN HE SPOKE ABOUT “HOW MUCH ATH AND STCTN THERE IS” THAT UNTRY, AND “HOW HARD, JT HARD LIFE HAS BEE FOR MANY, MANY IRAQIS.” HE SAID, “IT’S TRATG TO SEE THE YOUNG AMERINS DYG. IT’S TRATG TO SEE THE WAY STROYS FAI THE STAT.” AND HE SAID THE DISTST, THE HATRED, AND EVEN THE ENOMIC NDNS HAVE BEE SO PLITED – THAT THERE SEEM TO BE VERY FEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO HAS HE CHANGED? MARQUEZ SAID, “I FEEL MAYBE A LTLE MORE WORLD-WEARY BEE OF , A LTLE MORE SER, A LTLE MORE SOBER. IT’S HARD TO SEE THIS STUFF AND NOT FEEL .”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
He is a member of the Natnal Associatn of Hispanic Journalists and is regnized as a fearls gay journalist.