Gawker Outs Robin Roberts as a Lesbian

[Son of Gob]

with Article About How Robin Roberts Feared She Would Be Outed as a Lesbian.

http://gawker.com/5909343/sources-robin-roberts-feared-obama-interview-would-out-her-as-a-lesbian

Last night, Politico published a breakdown of how ABC's Robin Roberts scored the President Obama gay marriage interview yesterday and, through several producers and media analysts, offered up these non-media-related credentials: Black. Christian. 50-year-old. Sports fan. Female.

The only part the report omitted was the near-open secret that Roberts is a lesbian. A source close to ABC executives told us that although the interview is, at this point, the biggest of her professional career, Roberts wasn't overly enthusiastic about the scoop because she thought it would bring her own sexuality to the forefront.

"Most of the discussions [among TV people] today about why Robin got the interview have to do with her being gay," a source told Gawker. "Not that she's black, or friends of the Obamas."

"It's hardly a secret in the business," the insider said. "I've seen her girlfriend. She's around the building all the time—very attractive and well-dressed."

Credit to "DubbaEwwTeeEff" from the comment section for the headline I used.

[xchrom]

1. 'well dressed.' huh. nt

[Son of Gob]

2. Yep, similar to the President being called articulate.

[Rex]

3. That caught my eye like a burning house.

"It's hardly a secret in the business," the insider said. "I've seen her girlfriend. She's around the building all the time—very attractive and well-dressed."

[tanyev]

4. Robin, most everyone has already figured it out.

Don't worry about it.

[madrchsod]

5. gee...are we supposed to care who she likes?

really ...who cares who she wants to live with.

[CTyankee]

17. good lord, who cares? I know I don't and I don't even watch GMA anymore but not

because of her. AS a matter of fact, I liked her MORE because of her breast cancer struggle. I thought she was brave.

This is just silly and very nasty towards Robin. Bad, bad, bad...

[Aerows]

6. Robin Roberts is fine as hell

I'm glad to have her on our team.

[nanabugg]

7. Then she deservd to have the interview.

[cloudbase]

8. BFD n/t

[RebelOne]

9. So what? I could care less what her sexual preference is. n/t

[Ikonoklast]

10. Uhhh...OK?

Hoofukincares?

[Son of Gob]

11. Robin Roberts

[Ikonoklast]

13. I doubt she'll give the pissants at Gawker a moment's thought.

[Son of Gob]

15. Pissants is a very fitting word for them.

[WolverineDG]

12. I despise things like this

(a) it's no one's damn business &
(b) who cares.

[girl gone mad]

14. I don't think she feared she would be outed.

It sounds as if she is already out. She just doesn't want it to be the focus of the story.

So why make it the focus?

[Son of Gob]

16. Exactly

[Chinook Canuck]

18. Outing Robin

You know.... It drives me nuts about this issue who is gay, and who is not!
The day an interviewer sits and faces an interviewee, and says " I am heterosexual" other interviewers might....repeat...... might want to declare their sexual orientation...
Until such time, stop the sick inquisitiveness.
Get a life. Refocus: There's children starving all over the world.

[DURHAM D]

19. Welcome to DU but

you are four and a half months late to this particular conversation.