closet case
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Noun
[edit]closet case (plural closet cases)
- (slang) A gay person who pretends to be heterosexual.
- Synonym: closet queen
- 1979 December 15, Rick Hillegas, “Workers World Party (response)”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 21, page 5:
- Even self-styled liberated gay and straight people sometimes call outspoken bigots "closet cases".
- A person who is shunned, ignored, or considered to be an embarrassment.
- 1956 September 24, Frank Scherschel, Gary Villet, “Fraternity Rushing”, in LIFE Magazine[2], page 144:
- Closet case at Delta Upsilon is shunted to the basement....
- 1964, Paul H. Babbitt, “APPRAISAL OF PARENTAL ATTITUDES”, in Journal of Rehabilitation[3], volume 30, number 1, pages 20–21:
- Under-expectation on the part of the parent... can range from a complete refusal by the father to accept the fact that the child does exist (a closet case)...
Translations
[edit]gay person who pretends to be heterosexual
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