Instead of letting the rumors spiral out of control, Family Ties‘ Meredith Baxter appeared on NBC’s Today on Wednesday morning and revealed to Matt Lauer that yes, she is a lesbian!
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.