come out of the closet

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come out of the closet - to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"

disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

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IN response to the letter in the Birmingham Mail Talkback pages entitled "Waistcoats come out of the closet".

Come on chaps, time to get your 'westcots' on

Even Cruise's muzzling of those relentless gay rumors has foundered: On the eve of M:I:III's release, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone accused Cruise of preventing Comedy Central--a division of Viacom, as is Paramount--from rebroadcasting their show's "Trapped in the Closet" episode, which has two Scientology acolytes literally sharing Stan Marsh's bedroom closet: "John Travolta and Tom Cruise won't come out of the closet," the cartoon characters scream repeatedly.

The passion of the MelTom: Gibson and Cruise have long been untouchable movie icons despite their attacks on things say. So should we rejoice in their recent public humiliations?

Why has it taken the Nationalists so long to come out of the closet and declare their aim?