Ryan came out of the closet wearing his mom s pink dress just as his parents walked through the door.
Coming out of the closet meaning.
She felt that if she came out of the closet as a lesbian she would be discriminated against.
You can also say that an issue comes out of the closet when it starts to be publicly discussed.
To publicly announce a belief or preference that one has kept hidden especially one s sexual preference.
Come out of the closet 1 to admit the fact that one is sexually attracted members of his or her own gender.
See skeleton in the closet.
Come out of the closet.
At the last moment the representative came out of the closet and announced her support for the controversial amendment.
See full dictionary entry for closet cobuild advanced english dictionary.
People usually talk about homosexuals coming out rather than coming out of the closet.
Come out of the closet.
If someone comes out of the closet they tell people for the first time that they are gay.