Women gay news anchors male

A person’s sexual orientation and gender identity can affect their social outlooks — that’s why we’ve compiled this list of 20 trailblazing LGBTQ+ news anchors and journalists, some of who have highlighted issues of social justice and equality in their newscasts.

Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, ) is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator who anchors the CNN news broadcast show Anderson Cooper °. In addition to his duties at CNN, Cooper serves as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, produced by CBS News. After graduating from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in , he began traveling the world, shooting footage of war.