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MSNBC’s openly lesbian newscaster Rachel Maddow stirred up some controversy when she suggested it’s time for other newscasters to be open about their sexual orientation.
“I do think that if you're gay you have a responsibility to come out,” Maddow said in an interview with The Guardian. "I'm sure other people in the business have considered reasons why they're doing what they're doing, but I do think that if you're gay you have a responsibility to come out," she added.
Not long after the Guardian posted its story the blogs were abuzz accusing Maddow of calling out Anderson Cooper, who is long-rumored to be gay.
Maddow responded via her personal blog writing, “I wasn't asked about Anderson Cooper, I didn't say anything about him, he literally was never discussed during the interview at all -- even implicitly.
“I don't tend to be shy when I criticize -- you wouldn't have to read between the lines if that's what I was trying to do,” She added.
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