Meaning of cybercloset | Babel Free

Definitions

A space on the Internet resembling a closet, especially in the sense of one's sexual orientation or undesirable secrets being kept "in the closet".

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Examples

“That's why CleanSweep is considered "a superior way to clean⟳ your cybercloset."”

“Favorite new features include⟳ an expanded cybercloset, where girls can scan⟳ their own⟳ photos and "try⟳ on" new hairstyles.”

“To be fair, AOL is not the only online portal with various sexual dysfunctions, they're just the biggest and offer⟳ the biggest target⟳, especially in light⟳ of the disconnect between their family-only promotion and the sex hidden in the cybercloset.”

“A virtual, nanogenetic space? A glove-and-helmet, artificially intelligent, self-replicating reality? A cybercafe of the mind⟳ for the millions? A cybercloset of the mind⟳ for one? It may now be that we approach⟳ a world more like⟳ a room[…]”

“[…] there is also the risk⟳ that they will keep⟳ people from truly coming out and participating in the community. Depending on how they are utilized, gay chat rooms could become⟳ pathetic cyberclosets.”

“Many lesbians and gays prefer⟳ not to self-identify for a variety of reasons, but this study⟳ has shown dramatically that our community is out of the cybercloset in large numbers.”

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