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outing | Library.LGBT
Dictionary

‘Outing’ someone (or ‘to out’ someone) means to publicly reveal someone as being Queer without their consent; e.g. “Marianne outed John as gay to his work colleagues”.

Obviously, nobody should out someone without their permission.

Originally published: 18th July, 2020
Last modified: 18th July, 2020

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