Sam Champion of GMA to Wed Gay Partner

By Audrey Barrick, Christian Post Reporter

Sam Champion, weather anchor for "Good Morning America" on ABC, is engaged to be married to same-sex partner Rubem Robierb.

The announcement was made Friday, with many fans surprised to find out their weather man is gay.

All of Champion's fellow GMA anchors congratulated the 51-year-old.

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Robierb is a Brazilian fine-arts photographer based in Miami.

The couple plans to wed later this year in Miami.

Same-sex marriage is not legal in Florida. In 2008, 62 percent of voters approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions. Florida is among more than 30 states where voters have approved a ban.

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