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Robin Roberts, Anderson Cooper, Gio Benitez: the LGBTQ TV anchors leading the charge
Reporting on everything going on around the world, news anchors have been integral parts of our waking moments since the advent of television. And when they find the ability to identify openly as LGBTQ+, they provide comfort to millions of other viewers in their community.
Several journalists on television own come out in recent years to immense waves of support, leading the charge at major networks like ABC, NBC, and CNN.
This pride month, we're taking a look at some of the most prominent anchors on daytime and primetime TV who identify as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or otherwise) and have left a lasting impact with their work and presence.
Robin Roberts
A host of Good Morning America since , Robin first came out as a lesbian in a Facebook post, where she first revealed she was in a relationship with significant other Amber Laign.
Her coming out was a powerful moment, leading to ABC News and even Michelle Obama releasing statements of back at the time.
Top Television News Anchors Who Identify as LGBTQ
Lesbian, Queer , Bisexual, Transgender and Gender non-conforming television newscasters have a prominent profile in many countries around the planet. As the face of daily newscasts and commentaries, they play a role in conveying integrity, reliability, diversity, and comfort in a tumultuous world of news and events. This list of individuals is often seen at the forefront of breaking news on a daily basis, and they reflect the presence of the collective itself in society. So while the number of LGBTQ individuals in the media is important, how they are conveyed to the public is equally important - the leadership of a newscaster seen on a regular basis instills an aura of tolerance and acceptance of the broad range of sexual identity.
Many of the daily stories they cover reference the LGBTQ community and its issues. In many cases these are the headline stories. Media plays an essential part in conveying an understanding of the role sexuality plays in our daily lives. Though not specifically tasked with the mandate, the presence of these individu
The Truth Seeker
Blackwell answered questions from Howard University students about working his way up the TV totem pole, covering the Ferguson uprisings after the murder of Michael Brown and giving suggestions about watching hard footage such as the footage that caught Memphis Police Officers beating Tyre Nichols in January. Nichols died from his injuries days later.
Though he acknowledges his experiences as a Black male lover man give context to the cultural atmospheres of his assignments, Blackwell emphasizes his need to be a authenticity seeker in all scenarios, especially in stories that showcase America’s racial dynamics.
“It’s important to narrate those stories because so often, when others tell it, because they act not have the context, the experience experience, they perform not tell it fully,” Blackwell says. “They do not tell it with its place in history. I consider the ability to talk to anybody, and ask the right questions, sometimes the uncomfortable questions, and the questions that make me uncomfortable sometimes, is what my added value is to this team.”
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Anderson Cooper shares when he realized he was gay: 'One of the great blessings of my life'
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.
"I'm not sure I knew the word 'gay' at the time, but I realized something was up," Cooper said in a Q&A session Monday on CNN's "Full Circle," adding that he began to tell friends when he was in high school but still struggled through college with fully loving himself.
"I think I really, truly accepted it – and not just accepted it, but fully embraced it and came around to really loving the fact that I was gay – would probably be right after college," he said.
"A lot of the things I wanted to do at the time, you couldn't be gay," he said, citing an interest in joining the U.S. military, though out members of the gay community were not allowed to serve at the second. The military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy which prohibited openly gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans from serving, was officially repealed in
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