Come out?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Celebrities">Celebrities</span> <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="Recently">Recently</span> <span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="Out">Out</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lately">lately</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="homosexuals">homosexuals</span>.</p><p><span word="Celebrities">Celebrities</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> “<span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homosexual">homosexual</span> <span word="status">status</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span>.</p><p><span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>”, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homosexual">homosexual</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="peculiarities">peculiarities</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Closet">Closet</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="secret">secret</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cupboard">cupboard</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wardrobe">wardrobe</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="storage">storage</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closet">closet</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closet">closet</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="persecution">persecution</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="latterly">latterly</span>, <span word="gays">gays</span> (<span word="males">males</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lesbians">lesbians</span> (<span word="female">female</span>) <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="monopolized">monopolized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="gays">gays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lesbians">lesbians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="peculiarities">peculiarities</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="signifies">signifies</span> <span word="society">society</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="peculiar">peculiar</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="preferences">preferences</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p>
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