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'''The closet''' is a term used for when an individual has not come out (told people about their [[Sexual Orientation|sexual orientation]] and/or gender identity). The adjective to describe someone like this is "closeted". For example, if someone had told their friends, but not their parents about their sexuality/identity, they would be "out" to their friends but "closeted" to their parents. |
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'''Closeted''' or '''in the closet''' is a term when someone has told very few or no people about their [[Sexual Orientation|sexual orientation]] or [[Gender|gender identity]]. |
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Someone may be closeted around some people and not others. For example, if someone has told their friends about their sexuality or gender but not their parents, they would be "out of the closet" around their friends but "closeted" to their parents. |
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Revision as of 18:42, 2 May 2021
Closeted or in the closet is a term when someone has told very few or no people about their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Someone may be closeted around some people and not others. For example, if someone has told their friends about their sexuality or gender but not their parents, they would be "out of the closet" around their friends but "closeted" to their parents.