"Out" reeeeeeeally wants Anderson Cooper to come out, don't they?

alright, I like anderson cooper, but the whole deal regarding his sexuality...are there people with inside knowledge that he is gay or this mainly a speculation that has been running for so long that people just now think of it as a fact?

I don't pay that much attention to him as i would a tv or movie star, so eh...that's why i am asking.

Out you do us proud! A list of 50 powerful gays but you put straight guys on the cover. If ever there was a time for a gay exclusive cover...this would be it.

I wonder if Ebony would feel comfortable having a list of the 50 most powerful AfAms and then put Oprah and her associates Nate Berkus, Dr. Phil and Rachel Ray on the cover.

I'll probably get into trouble for saying this but, why does everyone still think it's a big deal when Anderson is referred to as gay? OF COURSE he's gay. He continually makes sly references to it, has never been seen with a woman, HAS been seen with a man, has never denied being gay even when mags like Out say he is, and even thanked AE for putting him on the sexiest guy list. Why does everyone have to hear him say "I am Gay" for it to be legitimate? I'm not defending his way of dealing with this. At least he isn't hyprocritical, and if you watch his show enough, you come to realize that he tries very hard to present fair reporting on gay issues.

And for pete's sake. If Jodie thanking her wife publically during an acceptance speech isn't being out, then what the heck is? I think that is a litte more than a smidgeon out. Again, when everyone says you are something, and you don't deny it- if it walks like a duck....

I say we take the warning labels off everything and let nature take it's course.

The bottom line is that Out is desperately trying to call attnetion to itself with this stunt, but it's not going to work. "Gay" is the "Mainstream" media's third rail.

Yes, one would have to be blind, death, dumb and dead for a decade not to know that Anderson Cooper is gay. But that fact isn't talked about because it "isn't nice" to say a celebrity is gay when said celebrity declines to "talk about their private lives."

Them's the rules. Cooper knows it. So to bloddy hell with him, and let's talk about Ellen instead. Not only has she rebounded from a near-death career experience she's the most popular person on the tube. AND she's dealt with important gay issues when they coem up in the news with considerable wit and insight.

No, seriously...roll with me here...this is the argument people make. Anderson Cooper goes into areas of the world where it's still dangerous being a 'mo. He meets with people who would not meet face to face if they knew he was a gay. I've heard this argument made all the time..that and the old "if he discusses his sexuality then people will think he's biased in favor of the "agenda".

So...in this same logic then an AfAm reporter couldn't cover a race story because obviously they will be biased. A woman couldn't do a story on islamic fundies because they won't meet with a woman....so she should just pack it in.

Someone needs to tell Mr. Celebrity Mole to get over himself.

Out's message to gay people is that you are worth less than straight people.  They are the magazine of self-hatred along with The Advocate, Out Traveler, reFresh, DNA, Attitude, Genre, Tetu, AXM, and most other gay magazines.  These magazines have been a lead weight around the neck of progress for LGBT people. 

While I agree with most of your comments about Anderson needing to get over himself.  Being suspected of being gay and actually being openly gay are two very different experiences.  Once it is known you are gay all the prejudices are placed on you.