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Nate Silver says his friends would describe him as "sexually gay but ethnically straight" in a new interview with Out magazine, who named the American statistician "Person of the Year" in its new issue. Nate Silver Nathaniel Read Silver (born January 13, ) is an American statistician, political analyst, author, sports gambler, and poker player who analyzes baseball, basketball and elections.

“To my friends, I’m kind of sexually gay but ethnically straight,” Silver said. Among those interested in Silver’s characterization was a sociologist named Amin Ghaziani, who has written a. After a successful year running the FiveThirtyEight blog, the blogger talks to Out magazine about how he identifies as a gay man.

On being a gay nerd: To my friends, I’m kind of sexually gay. Personal Life Openly gay, Silver told The Guardian in November , "I've always felt like something of an outsider. I've always had friends, but I've always come from an outside point of view. I think that's important. Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages. Nate Silver says his friends would describe him as "sexually gay but ethnically straight" in a new interview with Out magazine , who named the American statistician "Person of the Year" in its new issue.

Currently in the midst of promoting his new book " The Signal and the Noise: Why Most Predictions Fail but Some Don't ," which was released this fall, Silver says that he supports sames-sex marriage, but "worries that growing acceptance of gays will dent our capacity to question broader injustice," according to Out's Aaron Hicklin.

Read the full interview here. Clarification on December 18 at pm: An earlier version of this article stated that Silver described himself as "sexually gay but ethnically straight. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Main Menu U. News U. Politics Congress Extremism.

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