Like all of the other candidates, Anderson has had the gay rumors on his back for awhile. Anderson Cooper has always been hushed up about his private life, especially when it comes to his relationships, to “protect his neutrality” as a journalist. Nonetheless, he has been see with a few men who have been rumored to be his lover, the most recent of which is Jonathan Chase.
However, I do not think that people have put enough thought into this. If Anderson is the one to come out, not thinking about all of the rumors that it will be a female, it would help his ailing network CNN and his ratings would take a huge spike. A lot of people already like Anderson simply due to the gay rumors, his dashing good looks, and his ability to tell us some boring ass news, but still keep our interests piqued. Would he lose viewers, yes. Who wouldn't lose fans by coming out of the closet? Some people are just small minded and have yet to adapt to the revolution that is taking place. But the amount of fans that Anderson would gain by admitting his homosexuality would by far surpass anything negative that would transpire.
Contrary to what everyone believes, I think that Anderson is actually a major contender for the May 5th reveal. He might have only gotten 11% of the readers votes so far, but I believe that he could come out and not suffer any loss from the fact.Out Magazine has tried numerous times to push Anderson out of the closet, though I didn't agree with it at the time. Not only did they mockingly place in on a cover with the caption, "Why the stars won't come out and play," they also made him #4 on the ranking of 50 Most Powerful Gays And Lesbians. Jodie Foster, who was also mockingly featured on the same cover, has revealed that she is in fact gay.
