Anderson is #3 (?!!!)

Barney Frank Is Number One

April 6th, 2009 at 4:06 pm by Marty Davis

According to Out Magazine Rep. Barney Frank is now the most powerful gay man in America. At the ripe old age of 69, Frank has become one of the leading voices in setting financial reform in the mess known as the American economy.


Number 2 on the list is Ellen DeGeneres. Anderson Cooper follows at number 3. Apparently the CNN anchor and news show host is all the way out of the closet now.

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Mum is still the official word on his sexuality, but Cooper (left) is willing to weigh in on just about anything else. Whether he’s delivering daily commentary on Anderson Cooper 360 (his CNN newsmagazine), swimming with Michael Phelps as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, throwing himself into the front lines for his on-going series Planet in Peril, or confessing his obsession with The Real Housewives of Atlanta as a substitute co-host on Live With Regis and Kelly, he remains unavoidable. And during election season, there was no one we loved watching returns with more than Coop.

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If you'd like to see the rest of the 50, click here: Out Power 50