Is a person ever really out of the closet?
A couple of points of view I have are:
1) Coming out of the closet could mean when you are out to yourself, your family and your friends. The problem here is, we all make new friends throughout our life. Are we constantly throughout our lives coming out to new people? Are we really ever out of the closet if this is the case?
2) A person is out of the closet when they feel no more need to hide their sexuality from anyone. Sure, from time to time, and because we live in a heteronormative society (a society that assumes heterosexuality) the person may need to tell someone that they are not straight. This isn't really "coming out" though, merely fixing someone's assumption that we are straight.
Of course, for transgendered people, it can be even harder, because it's easier for a gay person to make their sexual identity a non issue, it can be less obvious
So I ask, when do you think a person, if ever, is out of the closet?
2006-08-11
06:19:35
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Shaun B
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