Outing

Is my coach lesbian ?

Question asked by Lesley (17 years old heterosexual woman from Bahamas, Bahamas)

Question answered on June 8, 2006 by sabrina prégent

Sorted in Gay & Lesbian, Questions, Outing

Hi Lesley, There is no "signs" to tell if someone if homosexual, bisexual or heterosexual. You only can know it when the person tells you. Wearing short hair, dressing like a men and work as a coach don't mean something; it is a stereotype. Real lesbians are like you, your ... Read more.

Why It Matters: Holding Out For A Hero

Article published on February 1, 2003 in AlanIlagan.com by Alan Bennett Ilagan

Sorted in Entertainment, Dossiers, Role Models, Outing

Like any good gay boy, I have a healthy obsession with the Backstreet Boys, NSync, and any other cute-fronted boy band (or vocal harmony group, as they long to be called). And, like many other gay boys, I have often wondered, questioned, and obsessed over whether or not a certain one of their members is [...]

Outing By Any Other Name

Article published on August 21, 2002 in Signorile.com by Michelangelo Signorile

Sorted in Dossiers, Outing

The gay press was pilloried a decade ago for outing. But the practice we were accused of inventing is now used by the likes of Barbara Walters and The New York Times In 1990 the word outing suddenly took on a new, fearful connotation. In the mainstream media's definitionthe only definition to which most people [...]

Outing: Socially Responsible or Socially Reprehensible? Part II

Article published on June 25, 2002 in Suite101.com by Debra L. Strang

Sorted in Blackmail, Discovery, Dossiers, Outing

WHAT ARE THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST OUTING? People oppose outing for a variety of reasons. The first argument is that outing constitutes a violation, a form of psychic rape. Much as in physical rape, when the victim's wishes are disregarded in favor of the perpetrator's agenda, people who are outed have no choice in the matter. [...]

Outing: Socially Responsible or Socially Reprehensible? Part I

Article published on June 25, 2002 in Suite101.com by Debra L. Strang

Sorted in Blackmail, Discovery, Dossiers, Outing

WHAT IS OUTING? Outing means revealing to others that a person is gay, lesbian, or bisexual without that person's permission to do so. Although most of us are aware of celebrity outingswho hasn't heard the rumors about Jodie Foster, Rosie O'Donnell, and Lily Tomlin?non-celebrities can be and often are outed as well. CAN A HETEROSEXUAL [...]