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Newsman Thomas Roberts, TV host Kelly Ripa honored by gay media group
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/10/awards-glaad-idUSL1N0XZ2K720150510MSNBC news anchor Thomas Roberts and talk show host Kelly Ripa were among honorees at GLAAD's annual media awards on Saturday, which recognize representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
Roberts, 42, who came out as gay in 2006, accepted the group's Vito Russo Award for promoting equality in the gay community.
The award, named after the activist and film historian who was one of the founding member of media advocacy group GLAAD, was presented to him by Lynda Carter, best known as television's "Wonder Woman" in the 1970s.
"It was liberating, and frightening as hell," Roberts said, recalling the period when he became open about being gay.
