Why is it called "coming out of the closet?"?

Question

When homosexuals admit that they are g*y why is it called "coming out of the closet" ?

Answer 1

it should be called "facing the facts"

Answer 2

Because my siblings locked me in a closet until I admitted I was g*y.

Answer 3

because being in the closet refers to "hiding something"

like your sexuality

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Answer 4

cause they finally stopped hiding and finally admitted it. personally i think this phrase should be used by anyone hiding anything not just people who are g*y. like me im an atheist but have yet to come out of that closet and admit that i dont believe in god.

Answer 5

a figure of speech.

in french g*y ppl who hide the fact that they are g*y are found in cupboards (au placard).

Answer 6

If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.

Harvey Milk

May 1930-November 1978

Answer 7

It comes from the expression "having a skeleton in the closet" (or cupboard) – having a family or personal secret hidden away from the rest of the world.

Admitting homosexuality after hiding it is often called "coming out of the closet".

Answer 8

its cooler than saying i told somone i was g*y

Answer 9

Because we have to have g*y s*x in the closet until we finally let other people know.

Answer 10

cause that's where we keep all our lovely clothes and naughty toys ;)

Answer 11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_out

Answer 12

because being "closeted" means concealing one's orientation and identity ... and that's where kids like to hide to show each other their privates LOL

Answer 13

Because some idiot thought it was a clever analogy. It's not.