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coming out
This should really be more about homosexual outing.
Coming out or outing oneself (a common short form of the expression "coming out of the closet") describes the voluntary or involuntary announcement of one's sexual orientation to one person, to a group of people, or to the public at large.
To come out or not to come out?
Among Homosexuals, this is an area of contention. Many feel that one's sexual orientation is a large part of who he is, and keeping it secret is a cause of stress, shame, and often depression. Most agree that in an ideal society, one should not have to hide what he thinks of as a harmless and innate personal attribute.
Even LGBTs who consider themselves to be "out" should carefully consider just how many people really know about their sexual orientation. For example, "coming out" by posting one's real name on a message board is not the same as coming out by publicly announcing one's sexual orientation on a national television broadcast. Thus, being "out" as a Homosexual is a matter of degrees and not a simple dichotomy.
