From the "How Did I Miss This One?!" file.......

CNN Anchor Thomas Roberts came out at the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association conference that was held in Miami in September, and the fact that it was apropos of nothing was perhaps the most significant thing about it. While other public figures' decisions to come out were most often inspired by rumors or events, Roberts' was of his own timing and volition. Said the handsome anchor: : "When you hold something back, that's all everyone wants to know.''

I have been a fan of Roberts for years and if I'm channel surfing and catch him doing the news, I always gawk, I mean watch for a while. Roberts has been in a committed relationship since 1999, obviously making 1999 not my year!