Ohio TV Anchor Comes Out as Lesbian on Air
metroweekly.comPeople magazine, noting that saying “girlfriend” was a “spur-of-the-moment” thing.“I told myself, ‘Just say it,'” she said. “When I finally said it out loud, I smiled inside because it was a big moment for me.”Bruck’s Instagram post containing the clip of the exchange between her and Maslowski has gained more than 110,000 views on TikTok and more than 200,000 likes on Instagram.“Messages are pouring in from all around the world, including Ghana, Germany, Australia, London, as well as many states across the U.S.,” Bruck told People about the far-reaching impact of the post. “People are telling me how much this visibility means to them and that they’re so proud of me.”Bruck said she’s always been “very open” about her sexual orientation on social media. “I always try to encourage others to live their truths, so I decided to fully live mine,” she said.Bruck met her girlfriend, singer-songwriter Lauren Lanzaretta, in Cleveland while working in the city.
The two bonded over their love for Mariah Carey and a “passion for living life to the fullest without taking it too seriously” she told People.
Bruck said she has been inspired by other prominent LGBTQ journalists, who have been able to embrace their sexual orientation without being defined exclusively by it.“I’m just being myself,” she told the magazine. “A journalist and a news anchor who loves her job and happens to be gay.
