How many LGBTQ+ adults are out of the closet? Almost all — with these exceptions
Around 96 percent of LGBTQ+ adults have come out as queer to at least one person.
October 9, 2025
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the closet
Like (Closeted) Mother, Like (Closeted) Daughter
Erin Judge -- a bisexual woman married to a man -- can relate to her mother's desire to stay closeted in 1990s Texas.
August 26, 2016
Goodbye to the closet
Back when Mike Signorile first shocked society by outing gay celebs, he insisted he just wanted to normalize the discussion of homosexuality. And, like it or not, he turned out to be right.
December 18, 2006
The Capitol closet
Hayes was 19 when he worked as an intern for an Alabama congressman in 1975. He learned how to answer phones and open mail as well as how to live a double life from one closeted gay Republican.
November 7, 2006
Is Being in the Closet a Lie?
In this exclusive clip from the film Handsome Devil, a student confronts a teacher about a moral dilemma.
May 23, 2017
They Died in the Closet
The stories of these closeted notables range from bittersweet to tragic, and some are just plain outrageous. Times have changed, we can agree, heading into National Coming Out Day on Saturday.
February 22, 2017
16 Monsters in the Closet
Myths, movies, and fiction are filled with characters who are thinly veiled representations of LGBT and HIV-positive people.
October 3, 2016
Are Closeted Actors 'Selfish'?
Entertainment industry insiders discuss the broader impact of Hollywood's closet, and whether gay and bisexual actors have an obligation to be out.
May 19, 2016
One Foot in the Closet
Being born in Egypt to a Muslim father and a Christian mother wasn't ideal -- but writer Omar Hassan says his experiences are nothing compared to the torture most LGBT Muslims must endure on a daily basis.
May 18, 2009
The Closet as Security Risk
The National Security Agency courts openly gay employees.
September 24, 2008
Investigating the congressional closet
In September 1996 The Advocate ran a story titled "On the record," which has been repeatedly cited as the deliberate outing of congressmen Jim Kolbe (pictured) and Mark Foley. Decide for yourself. Here's the original text of that now infamous investigation.
October 10, 2006
Closeted in plain sight
Yale law professor Kenji Yoshino talks about his new book, Covering, inspired by how gay people hide themselves in public--to the detriment of our fight for equality
January 30, 2006
Closeted and under fire
After a year of fighting in Iraq, an anonymous gay soldier gives Advocate readers a remarkably intimate account of what it's like being a gay officer in a war zone
June 6, 2005
The Closet Is Still Killing Us
Filmmaker Michael Rohrbaugh explains why his searing new short about internalized homophobia, American Male, is needed now more than ever.
September 26, 2016
Attack of the Closeted Church Queens
"Ex-gay" pastor Donnie McClurkin nearly married a woman this summer. Sampson McCormick has thoughts on McClurkin and others men of the cloth like him.
August 22, 2016
Abortion Stigma and the Politics of the Closet
It won't bode well for women — and LGBT people — if the Supreme Court decides to gut Roe v. Wade.
June 16, 2016
Is Ricky Martin in the Bi Closet?
Ricky was cagey about liking guys back in the '90s; now he’s giving mixed messages about his feelings for women. Seems like being bisexual is now the big taboo, writes Mike Szymanski.
January 25, 2016
