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<p>I assume you’re referring to the hundreds and thousands of heterosexual celebrities who continually broadcast their sexual preference all over every form of entertainment media, every single time they mention their boyfriend or girlfriend or husband or wife. They certainly seem to think their personal and private choices are a matter of public interest, and so do all the TV shows, magazines, and supermarket tabloids that are entirely devoted to such things.</p>
<p>When I suggested that we will know we have made progress when there is no need for people to make a big announcement, I meant that sexual preference will be a matter of course, regardless of where a person falls on the sexuality continuum. </p>
<p>Yes, heterosexuals announce their preferences all the time in subtle and not so subtle ways. I hope that someday, everyone can refer to their sexuality in the same way, regardless of what that sexuality is defined as. Without fear or shame. </p>
<p>That’s what I meant. I understand that at this point in history, people claiming their sexuality in a public way is helpful to those who feel shame or fear.</p>
<p>Thank you booklady for posting the link to Anderson Cooper’s email. What a wonderfully well written email, this particularly touched a cord, given this thread on CC</p>
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<p>I’ve always figured that AC was gay. OTOH, I was completely shocked when I learned that he’s Gloria Vanderbilt’s son. :eek:</p>
<p>DonnaL, nice job in totally missing the point in my post, and taking a sentence of its context for the sole purpose of finding something to criticize.</p>
<p>Kathy Griffin must be so happy she got him as a gay!</p>
<p>I wished they had gotten married though. -.-</p>
<p>Kevin Spacey has said again and again that he’s straight, has he not? I think that oppression comes in many forms, and speculating idly about others’ orientation, adding to the absurd taboo surrounding non-heterosexual lifestyles, is one of them. </p>
<p>I happen to be attracted to both men and women. To those above me who say that “coming out” isn’t necessary or important, I object. Being honest with my closest friends about who I am was at once liberating and endearing. Plus, now I get to talk about guys with my female friends, which is fun in itself.</p>
<p>This is great and frankly unexpected news. It’s not surprising, seeing as Anderson has always been “openly closeted”, but unexpected that he chose to publicly come out. As a Yale grad, I guess he fulfills the campus-wide proverb - “one in four, maybe more”.</p>
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<p>Oh, my God. Now we’re comparing the act of being fat with the intrinsic fact of being homosexual. That’s a little insulting, frankly.</p>
<p>My daughter called me, playfully devastated - she thinks he’s adorable (but of course knew). I think the best description of AC is the one made by Stephen Colbert - AC is like a “shiny new penny.” I like him, too. Adorable.</p>
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<p>How silly. Fox News won’t give a rat’s patootie. It has on-air talent people who are gay as well. No one gives a crap about these things.</p>
<p>^^ Who are Fox’s on-air gay people?</p>
<p>Does it matter?</p>
<p>It matters because Fox is firmly in the anti-gay marriage corner. So does Fox really not have any gay folks? Or are the gay folks being hidden, so that the viewers don’t have to try to reconcile anti-gay views coming from gay anchors?</p>
<p>It doesn’t take much googling to figure out who is claimed to be a gay anchor at Fox news, if it really matters (not to me).</p>
<p>When my kids were babies, we discovered that our very handsome, beloved pediatrician was gay. This was big news and the phone lines were buzzing- our disappointment was because we had all picked out lovely single women for him! Oh well.</p>
<p>I was not shocked that Anderson Cooper is gay, as I’d been under that general impression for years. I appreciated the wording and tone of his letter, which I thought was excellently done.</p>
<p>I was very surprised, however, when I found out that ellenemope and Coureur were married. Now that was shocking! (at least to me. Obviously not to them . . .)</p>
<p>OK . . . I logged into the Parent Cafe and OMG Tom and Katie . . . and OMG Anderson were listed in succession. My only explanation is that this must be a sign of the end times. :eek:</p>
<p>I think it is amusing how everyone is pretending that nobody cares.</p>
<p>And, I find the comments in the Tom Cruise thread to be many times more offensive than this thread.</p>
<p>And, OMG, RL is ------? I googled.</p>
<p>I don’t think I missed anything, Xiggi. And if I were just looking for things to criticize, I would hardly have stopped there. I would, for example, have pointed out that you used the word “choice” to refer to sexual orientation not once but twice, even though I’m quite sure you know how offensive that is to most LGBT people.</p>