Instead of letting the rumors spiral out of control, Family Ties‘ Meredith Baxter appeared on NBC’s Today on Wednesday morning and
And has been for the past seven years! Says Baxter:
“I am a lesbian and it was a later-in-life recognition. Some people would say, well, you├óΓé¼Γäóre living a lie and, you know, the truth is ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ not at all. This has only been for the past seven years.”
The former Elyse Keaton is a “private person” but decided to come out publicly because Baxter wanted the story to be “in her own words,” considering the 80’s sitcom star has five children and three ex-husbands! She added:
“I got involved with someone I never expected to get involved with, and it was that kind of awakening. I never fought it because it was like, oh, I understand why I had the issues I had early in life. I had a great deal of difficulty connecting with men in relationships.”
So who’s the lucky lady Meredith was spotted with???? That would be Nancy, a contractor and Baxter’s girlfriend of four years!
She concluded her interview with Lauer by stating that even though she views publicly coming out as very personal, it is a “political act” in a way and she hopes her being openly gay will sway voters from denying gay and lesbian Americans their rights!
Adding, “If anyone knows someone who├óΓé¼Γäós gay or lesbian ├óΓé¼┬ª they├óΓé¼Γäóre less likely to vote against them to take away their rights. I can be that lesbian you know now.”
Check out the interview above.
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