In an open letter to the Daily Beast‘s Andrew Sullivan, Anderson Cooper confirms he is gay.
“It’s become clear to me that by remaining silent on certain aspects of my personal life for so long, I have given some the mistaken impression that I am trying to hide something – something that makes me uncomfortable, ashamed or even afraid. This is distressing because it is simply not true,” Cooper writes to his longtime friend in an email addressing an Entertainment Weekly story on gay people in public life.
“The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.” Cooper writes.
Read the entire letter at the Daily Beast.
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