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"Days after the end of Gay Pride Month in June, journalist Anderson Cooper announced that he is gay in an email to The Daily Beast&amp;#039;s Andrew Sullivan on Monday. Cooper wrote powerful words and admitted, &amp;quot;The fact is, I&amp;#039;m gay, always have been, always will be.&amp;quot; The announcement comes after years of public speculation regarding Cooper&amp;#039;s sexuality. Privacy is something Cooper takes to heart and in the letter he discusses the difference between discretion and hiding behind the truth. He writes, &amp;quot;I have given some the mistaken impression that I am trying to hide something - something that makes me uncomfortable... [but] I have always been very open and honest about this part of my life with my friends, my family, and my colleagues.&amp;quot; Country singer Chely Wright, who announced she was gay two years ago, commends Cooper&amp;#039;s statements and calls his understated act of coming out through a written response &amp;quot;genuine.&amp;quot; Cooper joins the list of notable people in the public eye who&amp;#039;ve come out, which seems to be more and more accepted every day. The ritual of coming-out to the press still stands, but do you think famous people need to announce their sexuality, whatever it may be? Let us know in a comment, below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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