Advocate All About Going Gray
Before you get too excited, be clear that The Advocate‘s Anderson Cooper cover story is not a coming out story. Sad, yes, but what can you do? Rather, the fag-rag’s dedicated it feature article on the always attractive silver fox.
And, also, homo-journo Sean Kennedy’s coming of gray age:
I first spotted the gray a couple of months before my 30th birthday–three or four strands glistening on my left temple. I leaned into the mirror for a closer look and confirmed my worst nightmare: I was officially old. Sure, there were only a few hairs now, but it was only a matter of time — months, maybe a year? — before I’d be totally gray and my youth would be lost forever.
Oh, Kennedy! We know you – you’ll be young forever. In spirit, at least.
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Miss Clairol has been keeping me young for years. (Not that I am that old, mind you. I am only 29, after all.)
I kinda feel bad for Anderson. People always seem to be all over his life, he has never said anything about his sexuality so why put him on the cover of The advocate and Out. First Sharpton’s comments and now this, leave him alone.
Gray/silver hair, premature or not, is hawt.
Come out of the closet, Andy.
We’re tired of waiting!
“Sad, yes” … Give me a break. It is everyone’s right to tell the world WHAT they want to WHEN they want to … or to never tell them at all.
Anderson Cooper coming out of the closet would totally undermine him as a journalist. He would not have been able to conduct the Republican YT debate and dealt with the gay questions if he was out.
In any case, he is stunningly beautiful.
A cover feature on grey hair? The Advocate has become as relevant as Ladies Home Journal.
I never paid much attention to gray haired guys until I saw Anderson, now I always notice them. It’s a very sexy look for some men.
AC360 is lame and Cooper does a lot of soft reporting. Guess you can’t really pursue the hard stories when people can threaten to out you.
I thought the piece (and I do mean piece) about Lesbian cougars was hysterical.
Wow, a story on hair care. What will the Advocate think of next? Does anyone read the Advocate? I’m pretty sure their readership is strictly composed of Right-wingers seeking political ammo and vicarious titillation and the random ‘came out at 40′ gay/lesbian who thinks they need to ‘stay in touch’.
Why do all the smart gays work at straight magazines?
Usually, when public figures choose to stay in the closet for fear it may hurt their careers, they have the decency to keep a respectful distance from the gay community. At this point, the dance is just insulting and I’m sorry the Advocate is playing along.
It’s 2008? Wow.
That is Anderson’s business and only his business.