ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Semicloseted

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Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Semicloseted is an adjective meaning (LGBTQ) Partially open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

Meaning

(LGBTQ) Partially open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

Example Sentences

Glenn Burke was 27 when he walked out on Major League Baseball, his promising career as an outfielder undone mostly by the burden of being a semicloseted gay man.
Suffice it to say, this is a passionate subfandom, populated mostly by stans who are LGBTQ+ themselves. The shared belief is that, for whatever reason, Taylor is semi-closeted—a protective business move, perhaps, or maybe a simple desire for privacy.

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