Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts has come out
as a lesbian some people are already aware a bit but apparently she had a
longtime girlfriend
10 the years and she came out very nonchalantly through a Facebook post and
the Facebook post was very sweet
now she has had a very turbulent year she's been battling cancer but she's OK
for the moment
she said the following on Facebook at this moment I'm at peace and filled with
joy and gratitude I am grateful to God my doctors and nurses for the restored
good health
I'm grateful for my sister sally-ann for being my donor
and giving me the gift of life she was actually a bone marrow donor
and she also says I am grateful for my entire family
my longtime girlfriend Amber and friends as we prepare to celebrate
a glorious new year together so that's how she basically announce that I've had
the school from for ten years as her
so now there's a very nay interesting because
I feel that we've had a tipping point it its interesting in that it has become
uninteresting right yet like in the old days
this would have been gigantic news live in nineteen
89 Katie Kirk was like oh by the way no big deal but about to go over it for ten
years
everyone's head would have exploded during warriors the
yes right a now is a guy here are our ski resort
right so got a long list for people who come out recently
yes and and now its reaching you know critical mass where people feel more and
more comfortable coming up
the more people come out the more people say hey you know what didn't turn out
that badly
Anderson Cooper's behind Brisbane maybe I could be fine too
yeah and also you know when you really think about it
Ellen wasn't the real trailblazer would not be happening she came out in the
nineties and it was still
extremely taboo remember wasn't until the a very past few years that people
started feeling comfortable coming out they would do so through social media
what have you
but did Alan doing in the nineties that was difficult
so I'm starting with her and then Don Lemon
actually came out fairly recently and then after him Anderson Cooper came out
and then Thomas Roberts up so we've got the
lol Roberts that have come out come to Roberts and Robin Roberts
both the news business yes and
and am champion Sam champion came out same chip in action was whether you're
for a long time
in back when I used to watch TV yeah for news
I long long time your no it never occurred to me
you like I just that arose or friendly whether I
really yeah picture I mean look I'm not
no such as this picture of course when you look back on a beautiful
a what gay I get three guys can be beautiful I
they're they're getting beer bureau with gay guys there's like an extra shine
like that smile
I don't know I don't know I don't wear just thinking about you as a straight
guys are very dull
but you yeah I'm raising kids are deeply offended
no I know but you right in the sense that like when it get
Sankey Matos like 00 liberace was getting see that I could because when I
look back I michael kors it was a by the way this a lot of
acres including on Fox News Russo in the closet
so now I know that a lot over concerns right now
I can't use current issue had picture you with other boys
your but that it looks like I put a little bit okay
okay not married then later yeah
they say like everybody on TV turns out to be here well personal
news flash yes so certain gays have to get into entertainment
at a slightly higher percentage that they are in the general population wow
okay and say well know those
said people that you just saw are thought I T
percentage 0 the overall matter people working in television right
and most employees generally good point about this earlier today
but like when your accounts come out you only know one account it's not like you
know the count
like three counties over so it's not like you're sitting around table
I looked okay my leg I hope to god ima can turn out to be gay
but OK no i i it just happens to be that now
its not there there's more gays in TV
they are finding out about it because they're having the courage because we've
had this tipping point
to say hey you know what I'm also gave its not a big deal yes
and so its the next time someone comes out
that's in Robin Roberts position we're not going to cover another ship
yeah and that is and that's a good day in America it is a good in america