Anderson Cooper recently proclaimed that being gay was a blessing. He was speaking about his career as a journalist at the University of Texas at Arlington. He spoke as part of the university’s maverick speakers series. Cooper wore his trademark black glasses at the event. He also spoke about events in his personal life like his father’s death when he was ten years old and his brother’s suicide in front of their mother Gloria Vaderbilt, while Cooper was a college student. Cooper who is in his unique reading glasses, spoke in light of NFL prospect Michael Sam’s coming out announcement in Sunday. Sam is one of the very few openly gay college football players. He joins a growing number of famous gay celebrities.
