semicloseted

English

Alternative forms

• semi-closeted

Etymology

From semi- +‎ closeted.

Adjective

semicloseted (not comparable)

1. (LGBT) Partially open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.
   • 2014 July 14, John Branch, “Posthumous Recognition”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2023 August 31, Frankie de la Cretaz, “Postcard from Camp Gaylore”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[2]:

     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.