CNN anchor Don Lemon has come out of the closet. Lemon, 45, makes the admission about his sexuality in his new book, Transparent, although he reportedly never made a secret of his orientation.
Lemon, who resides in Atlanta, worked for the Chicago news station WMAQ-5 in 2003, and joined CNN in 2006.
He told the New York Times, “I’m scared. I’m talking about something that people might shun me for, ostracize me for.” Other national news anchors who have come out include Rachel Maddow and Thomas Roberts, both of MSNBC.
Transparent is slated to be released next month. Among the other topics Lemon discusses in the book are colorism, racism and the childhood sexual abuse he said he experienced.