Meaning of semicloseted | Babel Free

Definitions

Partially open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

not-comparable

Examples

“Glenn Burke was 27 when he walked out on Major League Baseball, his promising career as an outfielder undone mostly by the burden of being a semicloseted gay man.”

“Suffice it to say, this is a passionate subfandom, populated mostly by stans who are LGBTQ+ themselves. The shared belief is that, for whatever reason, Taylor is semi-closeted—a protective business move, perhaps, or maybe a simple desire for privacy.”

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