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    Gay ABC News anchor comes out while talking about ‘Star Trek’ actor Zach Quinto on the air

    Kloeffler (ABC News)

    Dan Kloeffler, a co-anchor for ABC News' very, very early "World News Now" show, revealed on the air that he is gay.

    While delivering a report on Zach Quinto, the "Star Trek" actor who recently came out in an interview with New York magazine, Kloeffler said he would consider dropping his rule against dating actors for Quinto.

    "Kind of a big moment for me while filling in on World News Now," Kloeffler wrote in a blog post, "which is by far the most fun you can legally have at 3:00 in the morning!" (Kloeffler's co-host Yunji de Nies, perhaps not realizing how a big a moment it was, laughed through that part of the segment.)

    Kloeffler, a former NBC News staffer and MSNBC host, said he had never disclosed his sexual orientation on the air "even though I've been out to my family, friends and co-workers for years."

    "In fact, an old boyfriend--now best friend--has always given me a hard time about not doing so," Kloeffler wrote. "But for the same reason that Zach decided to come out, I too, no longer wanted to hide this part of my life.

    "There have been too many tragic endings and too many cases of bullying because of intolerance," he continued. "As a kid I wanted someone to look up to, someone that could relate to the feelings I was having. Most of all, I wanted to know that it would get better."

    Kloeffler added: "As a journalist, I don't want to be the story, but as a gay man I don't want to stand silent if I can offer some inspiration or encouragement to kids that might be struggling with who they are."

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    • Zak  •  1 mth 19 days ago
      I believe that we all (men and women) can have a relationship with the same sex (even once) if put in that position. You heard me folks. We are all gay but maybe not permanently. Watch the response.
    • Euthanasius  •  2 mths ago
      Seek Betty Bowers. She is righteous.
    • ShopperBen  •  2 mths ago
      god or jesus "never" condemned homosexuality. it is the priests and clerics that do and lie.

      similarly, god never sanctioned marriage. it is the priests and clerics that do.

      the bible has both gods laws and laws of priests, and priests would have people believe that they speak for god. but no one speaks for god - period.
    • T  •  3 mths ago
      God bless him. He's an honest young man. If there were more like him, the world would be a much better place to live in.
    • Euthanasius  •  2 mths ago
      Matthew Mark Luke & John. I spit them out and they are gone. I breathe in air and shout out fire. I am TRUTH the Church the LIAR!
    • brian  •  3 mths ago
      He just made it harder for ABC to fire him, since coming out as gay.
    • Anthony  •  4 mths ago
      God calls homosexuality a detestable sin and abomination.
      That is good enough for me.
      • Lee 2 mths ago
        I tell you to go fu(k yourself...good enough for me
      • Euthanasius 2 mths ago
        It takes a detestable abomination to know one. Please spare us and put your burqa on.
    • Anthony  •  4 mths ago
      There is NO such thing as a homosexual vulcan, because there is no logic in chosing to be a deviant pervert.
      • Euthanasius 2 mths ago
        What's your excuse? Was #$%$ in your genes or were you fed it by your breeders?
    • Shinx Luxio  •  4 mths ago
      Good for him! I'm tired of reading homophobic comments on these types of stories. We are all forced to watch commercials selling all types of things from food to clothes using women dressed in skimpy clothing and flaunting that in our face, why is it a big deal for someone to come out as gay? Also, i'm sick of seeing these "holier than thou" people #$%$ on here about turning away from God and whatever else they are preaching. I'm sure the lot of you guys are saying one thing about turning to God and then later on pulling out those porno magazines and wacking yourself off to them. Most of the guys that go out of their way to bash gay people or preach about God's love are either closet cases, gay themselves, or indulged in some sort of homosexual behavior (studies show that most people who watch gay porn usually live in bible belt areas like texas where everyone is supposedly servants of the lord.) pish poosh. Quit being hypocrites. Not everyone is a brainwashed religious zombie.
    • Miss N  •  5 mths ago
      Wow. Only the pro-gay comments are posted =)
    • Euthanasius  •  6 mths ago
      As soon as Christians stop preaching the gays will stop also. It's all their fault for starting the hate so it's a bit hypocritical to complain about the gays not shutting up. We don't want your ignorant superstition as much as you don't want our monogamy. At least we don't knock on your door to spread obnoxious #$%$ You shut up first you phony (kind, loving, Samaritans) you've been blabbing your nonsense for 3000 years. Now you're gonna see true loving without the inbred hangups. If you want conservatism put your #$%$ burqa on and stay home scrubbing the floor. Schedule your female circumcision while you're at it.
      • Lee 6 mths ago
        You are in fact correct...gay marriage has been legal in Canada for 7 years..I am gay and live there 5-6 months a year and not once have I heard a gay or straight person mention same sex marriage in that time. It WILL be legal here in time so, we will not talk about it and the retards will have lost so they won't bring it up either...have patiance.
      • John Martin 5 mths ago
        I'm a 50-year-old homosexual man. I beg you all not to call names and to please be as respectful as you can be. Those things partly influence how people will think of us ('our kind') in the generations to come. We're all in the world, let's not spend our lives fighting with each other.
      • Euthanasius 5 mths ago
        @John- DADT was not repealed by being nice. The bible claims everlasting damnation. That's a bit hard to top.
    • Drake  •  Minneapolis, United States  •  6 mths ago
      The ball is in your court now, Anderson Cooper!
      • A Yahoo! User 6 mths ago
        AC: eeep! *sissy hits back*
        Other reporters: "No, Anderson, it has to bounce once in your square and then land in the other one!"
        AC: "I suck at four-square... I'm not the mayor of anything...."
      • Carly 6 mths ago
        Umm...Anderson Cooper has been out for years.
      • Drake 5 mths ago
        Well, there's out as in "Yeah, everybody knows anyway," and there's out as in "Yeah, I'm out."
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Chicago, United States  •  6 mths ago
      smh
    • val  •  Pikeville, United States  •  6 mths ago
      i have an even bigger question, what is the deal with the world news now anchors all becoming super skinney? i mean, for real, every one of them have become like anorexic skinney,
      • A Yahoo! User 6 mths ago
        also the chinese reporters don't blink anymore 0_0 watching the chinese news is now really disturbing...
    • Landon D  •  Carmel, United States  •  6 mths ago
      I'm coming out!!! I'm heterosexual and I am proud of it!!! Does this offend anyone?
    • rachel  •  Columbus, United States  •  6 mths ago
      What every makes them HAPPY is how I see it . I'm not gay but I have friends that are. All I can say is YOU GO be happy with your life.
    • John  •  Biloxi, United States  •  6 mths ago
      I am all for the right to love who you want to, but, what I do not understand is why it mattered to his ex boyfriend and him self weather or not he came out on the 3:00 news.. I mean the whole point is to give the weather and whats going on now.. not his sexual orientation. Not that I have a problem with it, I am just saying.
    • Phillip Ullery  •  Connersville, United States  •  6 mths ago
      I think it's wonderful that more and more people in the public eye are speaking "OUT" , so that others can see that gay doesn't mean that your some pervert, after your kids. I just hope that others can start to feel more comfortable about comming out, honestly being who you are, and most of all......BEING HAPPY !
    • Claudine  •  Washington, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Be gay! Its your business! Please stop "coming out". I dont need to know who your are diddling or sucking.
    • Kat  •  Clarkston, United States  •  6 mths ago
      i am ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED w/ my fellow humans & still cannot believe the bile they spew... today i read 2 articles on Yahoo regarding gay issues & the responses by the other readers are ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING & SICKENING! i have never seen such UTTER LACK OF COMPASSION & EMPATHY & TOTAL DISRESPECT in my life! those who criticize PEOPLE (YES, THEY'RE PEOPLE... HUMAN BEINGS!) w/ "alternative" lifestyles feel so safe behind their computers & think they're entitled to say whatever they please about people they know NOTHING about! before you decide you're worthy of JUDGING SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE/LIFESTYLE, THINK ABOUT HOW YOU'D FEEL UNDER DAILY SCRUTINY BECAUSE OF LIVING YOUR OWN LIFE HOW YOU SEE FIT. think about how you'd feel if you were CONSTANTLY CONDEMNED by the BRAINWASHED SHEEPLE of the world. think about how you'd feel if you were JUDGED UNWORTHY JUST BY VIRTUE OF LOVING ANOTHER PERSON. i am so sick of sheeple, it's not even funny! Sheeple who follow blindly, don't know how to think for themselves or stand up for what's RIGHT... EVERYONE is looking for the same thing in life: HAPPINESS, LOVE & ACCEPTANCE. WHY are same-sex couples NOT ALLOWED HAPPINESS? NOT ALLOWED LOVE? NOT ALLOWED ACCEPTANCE? NOT ALLOWED TO LIVE THEIR OWN LIVES AS THEY PLEASE?! HOW IS IT YOUR BUSINESS WHAT SOMEONE ELSE DOES IN THEIR OWN LIFE?! WHO ARE YOU TO PASS JUDGMENT? the ARROGANCE is POSITIVELY NAUSEATING... self- RIGHTEOUS, hypo-CRITICAL & judgMENTAL A-HOLES! MIND YOUR OWN #$%$ BUSINESS & KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT! need i remind EVERYONE of a very important lesson we all learned as children: IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL! i don't know if you realize this simple fact, but people ARE TAUGHT homosexuality is wrong... YES, TAUGHT... children ARE NOT racist, homophobic, sexist or bigoted, it's a LEARNED BEHAVIOR. i would like to tell the HOMOPHOBES of the world they need to GROW UP, but it's perfectly clear they ARE grown up... *SIGH*
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