Outing is the act of disclosing a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) person’s true sexual orientation or gender identity without that person’s consent. Outing gives rise to issues of privacy, choice, hypocrisy, and harm in addition to sparking debate on what constitutes common good in efforts to combat homophobia and heterosexism. A publicized outing targets prominent figures in a society, for example well-known politicians, accomplished athletes or popular artists. Opponents to LGBT rights movements as well as activists within LGBT communities have used this type of outing as a controversial political campaign or tactic. In an attempt to thwart or pre-empt being outed, LGBT public figures may decide to come out publicly first.
The term “outing” can also be used to refer to the disclosure of other kinds of information that might be found embarrassing, such as minority religious beliefs, for example being revealed as atheist in a strongly Christian community.
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