When Star Trek hottie Zachary Quinto announced he was gay, apparently he inspired an ABC news anchor to do the same, except in print this time it’s on air! ABC news anchor Dan Kloeffler nonchalantly came out of the closet while referring to Zachary’s story. Find out more after the jump!
Dan commented on a segment about Zachary on World News Now, thereby acknowledging his sexuality on air. As indicated by the Huffington Post, he quipped, “I’m thinking I can lose my distraction about dating actors.”
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After the broadcast the 35 year-old wrote in his ABC blog, ”I’ve never shared that I’m gay on-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. But for the same reason that Zach decided to come out, I too, no longer wanted to hide this part of my life.”
He added, ”There have been too many tragic endings and too many cases of bullying because of intolerance…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.”
