Out CNN anchor Anderson Cooper responded to questions submitted to him at the "Ask Anderson (Almost) Anything" segment of "Full Circle" that wondered how old he was when he knew he was gay, and how old he was when he came out. The 53-year-old Cooper tackled the queries on Jan. 11, People magazine reported. "I was probably... I don't know, seven, when I kind of realized that I... I'm not sure I knew the word 'gay' at the time, but when I realized something was up, something was different," Cooper recalled. "It was probably - yeah, six or seven. I told some friends in high school but I think I really truly accepted it and just kind of, really, not just accepted it, but fully embraced it, and came around to really loving the fact that I was gay would probably be right after college. I kind of struggled even in my teenage years, certainly, but even a little in college - like, not sure. A lot of the plans, the things I wanted to do, at the time you couldn't be gay. I felt like there were a lot of places I would be limited in traveling to for safety reasons," Cooper said. "I felt like there were a lot of limitations on it. And it wasn't what I envisioned for my life... I imagined a family, and getting married, and all the things which weren't possible at the time. So, It took a while to kind of fully embrace it." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?⁠ ⁠ ?️: Kevin Schattenkirk @kschatt13⁠ ?: Anderson Cooper / Instagram

Out CNN anchor Anderson Cooper responded to questions submitted to him at the "Ask Anderson (Almost) Anything" segment of "Full Circle" that wondered how old he was when he knew he was gay, and how old he was when he came out. The 53-year-old Cooper tackled the queries on Jan. 11, People magazine reported. "I was probably... I don't know, seven, when I kind of realized that I... I'm not sure I knew the word 'gay' at the time, but when I realized something was up, something was different," Cooper recalled. "It was probably - yeah, six or seven. I told some friends in high school but I think I really truly accepted it and just kind of, really, not just accepted it, but fully embraced it, and came around to really loving the fact that I was gay would probably be right after college. I kind of struggled even in my teenage years, certainly, but even a little in college - like, not sure. A lot of the plans, the things I wanted to do, at the time you couldn't be gay. I felt like there were a lot of places I would be limited in traveling to for safety reasons," Cooper said. "I felt like there were a lot of limitations on it. And it wasn't what I envisioned for my life... I imagined a family, and getting married, and all the things which weren't possible at the time. So, It took a while to kind of fully embrace it." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?⁠
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