Did I Ruin My Chances With Anderson Cooper?

[Roland99]

http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0512,webmusto,62236,15.html

In addition to some touching support, I've gotten a steaming heap of flack for my current Out magazine article in which I examine why CNN's fabulous Anderson Cooper hasn't come out or been at least asked about his sexuality in the lengthy but guarded profiles written about him. A lot of the people attacking me haven't even read the piece, which references my Voice writings and which is not a screed at all—it's just a questioning look at why Cooper's open-secret life hasn't gotten ink, a practice he obviously goes along with.
Still, I'm getting all the same old arguments from the early '90s and have to drag up all those hoary, old defenses in response. You know: "How do you know he's gay?" Gee, well, I'm a reporter.

"His off-camera life is private and I don't care about it." Good, then I presume you'll scream the same sentiments at anyone who dares to write about Brad and Jen, Ben and Jen, Katie Couric's fling, Diane Sawyer's marriage, Lindsay Lohan's gropefests, and so on and so on. And don't let me catch you reading any of those items, by the way. You're not interested, remember?

"But some of those people have been spotted doing stuff in public." Well, Anderson's been seen at gay spots....

heh heh

[tjdee]

1. Seriously though. Doesn't everyone know Anderson is gay?

He's also a Vanderbilt.
I seriously thought it was common knowledge, and I'm hardly on the cutting edge of things anymore.

[Lex]

2. I thought it was common knowledge too. What with the internet and all.

I personally don't care about Brad and Jen, Ben and Jen, or Anderson's sexual preference.

[jdj]

4. are all those people supposed to be gay too?

geez, it's getting kinda crowded in here.

[loro mi dicevano]

8. No, you're right, it IS pretty common knowledge.

At least among everyone I talk to - although my group of friends tends to be comprised of an oddly disproportionate number of Anderson Cooper fans.

[formerrepuke]

3. His mother is Gloria Vanderbilt - how could he NOT be gay...?!...n/t

[jdj]

5. what? His mom is little Gloria?

no way. really?

[Lex]

7. Something weird with Anderson's brother's suicide too.

He threw himself out of a window from his mother's Upper Eastside penthouse apartment or something like that.

I really can't remember--Anderson did a lengthy story on Depression for CNN once.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

6. Whoa!

Gooooooood writing! Musto nails that one to the wall.