Why are Some Gays Hatin' on Anderson and Frank for Coming Out?

It is very interesting to hear a lot of negativity about Anderson Cooper and Frank Ocean coming out. For some reason, some gays feel that their coming out is divisive, too late or too much. But seriously, our views don't matter because it's none of our business.

Let me break this down for the haters:

• This is THEIR coming out experience, not yours and don't try to make it so. This is not about you, so stop trying to put your views in their lives.
• They don't own us anything, this is their lives.
• Everyone's coming out experience is different. Why they came out now vs. then is again, their business. You can't be upset about someone's reasons for coming out. You should be happy about their decision to be open and honest.
• This is their lives and they should live it the way they supposed to. You should do the same.
• Why are they creating this hostile environment for newly out people. When folks come out, the last thing they need is judgement from the fam.

Let's try to be happy for these individuals and stop hatin'. It doesn't get anyone anywhere and it's a waste of time.

So let's just get along and move on.

Peter LaBarbera: Anderson Cooper Must Stop Reporting on LGBT stories

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Anderson Cooper reveals that he is Gay

We knew it, but now everyone does.

Anderson Cooper comes out after EW listed him as a gay celebrity. He tells Andrew Sullivan:

 There continue to be far too many incidences of bullying of young people, as well as discrimination and violence against people of all ages, based on their sexual orientation, and I believe there is value in making clear where I stand.


The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.

I have always been very open and honest about this part of my life with my friends, my family, and my colleagues. In a perfect world, I don't think it's anyone else's business, but I do think there is value in standing up and being counted. I’m not an activist, but I am a human being and I don't give that up by being a journalist.

Now we know for sure. Welcome, Anderson.

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Ladies and Gentlemen... Anderson

The "Silver Fox" himself will get his own show next fall. It's called, well, Anderson.

Here's more:

“Anderson” is expected to launch in Fall, 2011 ans has already been sold in dozens of markets. As we reported, it will run on the Fox O&Os in a number of top markets, including Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston.

As the trade ad points out, his show will also be replacing “Oprah” in some markets, a move that is not to be taken lightly, given her dominance of daytime. Oprah is shifting her efforts to her joint venture cable channel with Discovery Communications, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.

Good luck, Anderson.

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From CNN

McCance said that he has received an outpouring of criticism over his comments, including "thousands of phone calls, hate mails, people threatening to kill my family and me."

He said he has sent his wife and two kids out of the state because of fears for their safety and that he is installing a security system at his home.

"I'm reaping what I've sown," he told CNN. "I've had a lot of hate speech thrown at me and my family on every level."

He said he would resign from the school board to spare the district the bad press and distractions of dealing with the fallout from his comments. "If they decide after five or ten years to vote me back in, then I'll run again," he said.

More to come

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The dilemma with, "The Dilemma"

Watch this trailer

After this aired a few weeks ago, Anderson Cooper wasn't really feeling it:

The issue first surfaced earlier this week on Anderson Cooper's CNN show "Anderson Cooper 360," which has been conducting a week-long series on bullying, following a series of suicides by gay teens.

On Monday night's broadcast, Cooper mentioned that he was surprised to see the word "gay" used for a gratuitous laugh line in the trailer, and CNN legal correspondent Jeffrey Toobin seconded that opinion.

During a subsequent appearance on "Ellen," Cooper singled out the film again, saying, ""I was sitting in a movie theater over the weekend and there was a preview of a movie, and in it, the actor said, 'that's so gay," and I was shocked that not only that they put it in the movie, but that they put that in the preview. They thought that it was okay to put that in a preview for the movie to get people to go and see it."

 Once the news hit, Universal decided to change the trailer:

Universal is pulling the current trailer for "The Dilemma," starring Vince Vaughn, amid an outcry over its use of the word "gay" as a pejorative.

The studio said Friday morning that it will replace the trailer by the end of the day. "The teaser trailer for 'The Dilemma' was not intended to cause anyone discomfort. In light of growing claims that the introduction to the trailer is insensitive, it is being replaced. A full trailer, which has been in the works for some time, will post online later today," the studio said.

No word if they will remove the scene from the movie.

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Chris Armstrong talks about the Horrid, Andrew Shirvell

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Lord, WATCH this fool, Andrew Shirvell on Anderson Cooper

I think he's in love with this boy and hates that he can't have him.

Thanks to NG for the clip