Out"Out" reeeeeeeally wants Anderson Cooper to come out, don't they?
Out magazine has released their second annual "Power 50", their rankings of the 50 most powerful gays and lesbians in the country. It's pretty much a by-the-numbers list as far as those things go, but one name close to the top of the list is not like the others:
3. Anderson Cooper
This is nothing new, considering the mag tried to nudge (shove? bum-rush?) the foxy newsman out last year in the first annual list. (Last year's controversial issue also featured pics of Cooper and Jodie Foster - who appears on the list again this year - on the cover. Foster has notably inched out a smidge in the year since.) Again the question of whether a publication called Out should be placing a public figure who is NOT "out" on a list of influential gays and lesbians, much less at #3. If an assumedly gay anchor shouts "fire" in a crowded theatre and no one knows that he's gay, is there still a fire? Or something like that? Ellen DeGeneres takes the top spot, and it's hard to argue there. And Brothers & Sisters creator Greg Berlanti makes the list and rates a feature on the queer-inclusive shows he's gotten on the air.
Full list after the jump ... any thoughts? Submitted by on Mon, 2008-04-07 10:32. To Make a Long Story Short ... Michael Stipe Presents, Joe.My.God. wins and more!
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