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Top Television News Anchors Who Identify as LGBTQ
Lesbian, Gay, Attracted to both genders, Transgender and Homosexual television newscasters hold a prominent profile in many countries around the earth. As the encounter of daily newscasts and commentaries, they play a role in conveying morality, 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 community 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 authority of a newscaster seen on a regular basis instills an aura of tolerance and acceptance of the broad range of sexual persona.
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 important 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 individuals in the news industry helps to foster impartial and accurate coverage of LGBTQ issues around the
Trump refers to CNN's Anderson Cooper by a woman's first name
NOVI, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper with a woman’s first name in recent days as the Republican presidential nominee focuses his closing message on a hypermasculine appeal to men.
On a Friday morning post on Trump’s social media site Truth Social, the former president referred to one of the most prominent openly gay journalists in the U.S. as “Allison Cooper.”
Trump made the subtext even more explicit later Friday during a rally in Traverse City, Michigan, where he criticized a town hall Cooper hosted with Vice President Kamala Harris.
“If you watched her creature interviewed by Allison Cooper the other night, he’s a friendly person. You know Allison Cooper? CNN fake news,” Trump said, before pausing and saying in a mocking voice: “Oh, she said no, his name is Anderson. Oh, no.”
On Saturday, Trump repeated the name during another Michigan rally, then followed it up during a nighttime reference in Pennsylvania. “They had a town hall,” Trump said in Michigan. “Even Allison Cooper was embarrassed by it. He was embarrassed by it.”
In referring to Cooper
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 strength to spot openly as Gay, they provide comfort to millions of other viewers in their community.
Several journalists on television possess 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 see at some of the most prominent anchors on daytime and primetime TV who identify as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, same-sex attracted, bisexual, queer, or otherwise) and own left a unforgettable impact with their work and presence.
Robin Roberts
A host of Good Morning America since 2005, Robin first came out as a lesbian in a 2013 Facebook post, where she first revealed she was in a relationship with boyfriend Amber Laign.
Her coming out was a powerful moment, foremost to ABC News and even Michelle Obama releasing statements of support at the time. The 62-year-old and Amber have been together for nearly 18 years, and even plan to tie
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 advice about watching difficult 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 gay human give context to the cultural atmospheres of his assignments, Blackwell emphasizes his need to be a truth seeker in all scenarios, especially in stories that highlight America’s racial dynamics.
“It’s important to say those stories because so often, when others narrate it, because they act not have the context, the life experience, they do not tell it fully,” Blackwell says. “They do not tell it with its place in history. I think 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.”
Blackwell’s complete self-acceptance comes in chapters. The first is written on the backdrop of his Baltimore beginni