Did you know that Richard Quest – the guy who became the face of CNN when the Malaysian Airlines flight 370 disappeared – is gay? Hah! Apparently, he is. And he’s been out since as far back as 2006 when being gay was not as accepted as it is today.

From a 2006 Guardian article about the new Al Jazeera news network and why it failed to sign up Richard Quest:

Richard Quest of CNN said he turned down an offer on the grounds that being gay and Jewish might not be suitable. There were also problems over where to locate the four main hubs. A decision to base one in New York was vetoed in favour of Washington, and the Chinese government could not guarantee freedom from editorial pressure in Hong Kong so Kuala Lumpur was chosen for Asia. (London and Qatar make up the other two.)

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