glass closet
n.— «There are still many performers and industry notables, he says, who threaten to sue if their sexuality is revealed. Others live gay social lives but don’t talk about their sexuality—the so-called “glass closet.”» —“In Hollywood, sexuality is less secret, still can be big deal” CNN.com Sept. 30, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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