[1] Cooper is currently a senior biomedical editor at Health Science Communications and has become a frequent substitute co-host for the public access television news series Gay USA.

[2][3] On May 16, 2022, National Geographic announced Cooper would host a show on their American TV channel called Extraordinary Birder, exploring the world of birds alongside experts in the field.

[7] He introduced the first gay male character in Star Trek, Yoshi Mishima, in the Starfleet Academy series,[8] which was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in 1999.

[9] He also introduced the first openly lesbian character for Marvel, Victoria Montesi[8][10] and created and authored Queer Nation: The Online Gay Comic.

[14] Born in 1963 to parents who were both teachers, Cooper found his interest in birds while reading a birdwatching book during a roadtrip from his Long Island childhood home to California.