CNN News Anchor and Talk Show host Anderson Cooper came out as a gay man via an email to Andrew Sullivan with permission to publish on the Daily Beast.

Here’s an excerpt of Anderson’s e-mail to Andrew Sullivan of The Daily Beast:

I’ve begun to consider whether the unintended outcomes of maintaining my privacy outweigh personal and professional principle. 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. … 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.

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