out of the closet

     

The expressions "closete" or "in the closet" generally refer to undisclosed sexual behavior, sexuality or sexual orientation. The most common of these are homosexuality or bisexuality but also include the gender identity of transgender and transsexual people and individuals who engage in kinky sexual behaviors such as BDSM or fetishes. The closet is a "life-shaping pattern of concealment" where gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex individuals hide their sexuality/gender-identity in various areas of life, with family, friends, and at work. Individuals may marry or avoid certain jobs or social situations in order to avoid suspicion and exposure. "It is the power of the closet to shape the core of an individual's life that has made homosexuality into a significant personal, social, and political drama in twentieth-century America".

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