Robin Roberts Comes Out on Facebook

"Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts shared a very personal detail
in her Facebookyear-end post Sunday, December 29.
The longtime ABC news anchor, 53, addressed her sexuality publicly for
the first time, naming girlfriend Amber Laign in a reflective post on
her Facebook page.
"I am grateful for my entire family, my long time girlfriend, Amber,
and friends as we prepare to celebrate a glorious new year together,"
she wrote, discussing the anniversary of her bone marrow transplant.
One year ago Sunday, Roberts reached the 100 day mark following the
risky procedure to treat myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare blood
disorder (in 2007 she was diagonosed with breast cancer and after
treatment went into remission). Her sister, who she also thanked in
the post, was her donor.
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Roberts has been out to friends, family and co-workers for years, but
this is the first time she's publicly identified herself as gay.
Laign, who has been Roberts partner for 10 years, is a licensed
massage therapistwith a private practice in New York specializing in
patients dealing with injury.
Roberts' Sunday social media post, which had already received over
20.000 likes in just a few hours, featured words of inspiration as
well.
"Flashback 12/29/12....Hard to believe this was 1 year ago today..when
I reached a critical milestone of 100 days post transplant...and KJ
was finally allowed to come back home.
Reading this comforts me and I hope the same for you: 'If you are
depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are
living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the
present.'
At this moment I am at peace and filled with joy and gratitude," she
wrote before wishing her followers a "Healthy and Happy New Year."
"GMA" issued a statement of support later in the day, saying, "We love
Robin and Amber, who we have all known for a long time. We were so
touched by her Facebook message today and so thankful for all the
loving support she has in her life."