Anderson cooper is he gay

Anderson Cooper is opening up about when he realized he was gay — and when he "really, truly accepted it." Answering viewer questions on CNN's Full Circle Monday, Cooper, 53, said that he.

Add Topic. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who came out publicly as gay insaid he first knew "something was different" around the age of 6 or 7.

Anderson Cooper Reveals He : And not just accepted it, but fully embraced

Though he publicly came out almost 10 years ago, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper says he first knew "something was different" around the age of 6 or 7. He came out as gay to the public on July 2,allowing friend and writer Andrew Sullivan to publish an email from him, saying it'd become clear that remaining silent on the topic had given the false impression that he had something to hide.

Cooper has since welcomed a son, Wyatt Morgan Cooperborn April 27, via surrogate. The military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy which prohibited openly gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans from serving, was officially repealed in He was also interested in getting married, but same-sex marriage was not legalized until After graduating from Yale University inCooper decided he didn't want to "waste any more time worrying about this" or "wishing I was some other way.

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper : Anderson Cooper was asked by a viewer on Full Circle about how old he was when he accepted that he was gay

He co-parents with his former partnernightclub owner Benjamin Maisani. The two split in after nine years of dating, though they remain good friends. It's enabled me to love the people that I've loved and have the life that I've had. So I'm very blessed.

Featured Weekly Ad. Anderson Cooper opened up about the moment he realized he was gay Friday on "Radio Andy." Cooper said he came to the conclusion after watching Richard Gere in the Broadway play "Bent.".