Coming out

What coming out (of the closet literally means: No longer hiding in the wardrobe...

19th century LGBT rights advocate Karl Heinrich Ulrichs introduced the idea of coming out as a means of emancipation.

The term coming out means to reveal oneself as any orientation or gender. It means no longer hiding one's sexual or romantic orientation, or gender.^[1]

The subject has been talked about as an issue of privacy. "Coming out of the closet" is said to be a psychological process, decision making or risk-taking, a means toward feeling gay pride rather than shame or stigma, or even career suicide.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Coming OutUtah Pride Community Center. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
↑ Ordeal of RevealingBelfast Telegraph. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
↑ Rupert EverettQueerty. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

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[1] Coming OutUtah Pride Community Center. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

[2] Ordeal of RevealingBelfast Telegraph. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

[3] Rupert EverettQueerty. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

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