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Coming out of the closet is a figure of speech referring to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people's disclosure of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Coming out may also refer to:
Film and television
edit- Coming Out (1989 film), an East German feature film directed by Heiner Carow
- Coming Out (2000 film), a short film directed by Kim Ji-woon
- Coming Out (2013 film), a Hungarian film
- Coming Out (TV series), a Canadian television series
- "Coming Out", the 369th episode of The Lousy World, which aired in 2011
- "I'm Coming Out", an episode of American television series Ugly Betty
Music
edit- Coming Out (album), a 1976 album by the Manhattan Transfer
- "I'm Coming Out", a 1980 Diana Ross song
Other uses
edit- Coming Out (novel), a 2006 novel by Danielle Steel
- Coming-out party, a traditional term for a debutante's ball
See also
edit- Come Out (disambiguation)
- Come-outer, a person who withdraws from an established organization or who advocates political reform