ABC news anchor Josh Elliott wondered if he was gay after his father came out to him
'It's
a lot to work through as an 8th grade boy'
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Josh
Elliott, news anchor for ABC's Good Morning America, got personal while guest
hosting on The View this week.
Elliott
told viewers about how his father's coming out as gay when the journalist was 13
immediately made him wonder about his own sexuality.
'My first
feeling when my father told me was loyalty - thinking "I guess I have to be gay
too. Maybe I'm gay,"' Elliott said. 'It's a lot to work through as an 8th grade
boy.'
Since his
father died just two years after coming out to his son, Elliott will be forever
grateful for his honesty.
'For two
years I got to see him complete and out and proud,' he said.
After the
broadcast, Elliott received a supportive tweet from View co-host Jenny McCarthy.
He replied by thanking her 'for the chance to share a bit of the man to whom I
owe everything.'
Elliott
had first spoke publicly about his father being gay in 2012 at a GLAAD awards
dinner. He has been outspoken about LGBTI equality and is close friends with
former GMA weather anchor Sam Champion.
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