Anderson Cooper says hes experienced a new level of love since becoming a first-time father in April.

The CNN anchor graces the cover of Peoples first-ever Pride Issue this week with his baby boy, Wyatt Morgan Cooper. In the accompanying interview, he speaks at length about adjusting to fatherhood as a single gay man while the country grapples with both the coronavirus crisis and large-scale protests against racial inequality.

When I was 12 years old and knew I was gay and thought about my life, it always upset me because I thought, I will never be able to have a kid, Cooper told the magazine . This is a dream come true.