Outing

Outing is the practice of deliberately making public another person's concealed or barely-concealed sexual identity or orientation, without that person's consent. The people outed are most often public figures such as politicians or celebrities.

Support of outing

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People who have been outed include Pete Williams, Chad Allen, Chastity Bono, and Richard Chamberlain.

Related Topics:
Pete Williams - Chad Allen - Chastity Bono - Richard Chamberlain

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People who have supported outing as of 1993 include Victoria Brownworth, columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News; The Detroit Newss Michael McWilliams; Charles Kaiser, formerly of The New York Times, Newsweek, and The Wall Street Journal, and now a professor at Princeton University; columnist Ann Northrup, formerly a CBS Morning News producer; Village Voice executive editor Richard Goldstein; Voice columnist Michael Musto; Frank Bruni of the Detroit Free Press; Los Angeles Times New York correspondent Victor Zonana; conservative gay Republican activist and author Marvin Leibman; Voice staffer Donna Minkowitz; Larry Gross, professor of communications at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania; Jeffrey Schmalz an editor at The New York Times; former QW editor Maer Roshan; former Advocate editor Richard Rouilard; current Advocate editor Jeff Yarbrough; Congressperson Gerry Studds; historian Martin Duberman; philosopher Richard Mohr; novelist Armistead Maupin; performer Terry Sweeeney; public television's In the Life producer John Scagliotti; Hank Plante at KPIX-TV in San Francisco; Lindsy Van Gelder, editor at Allure; Gabriel Rotello, now a columnist for New York Newsday; freelance journalists Marshal Alan Phillips, Michael Bronski, Susie Bright, and Rex Wockner." (ibid, p.163-164).

Related Topics:
Victoria Brownworth - Michael McWilliams - Charles Kaiser - Ann Northrup - Richard Goldstein - Michael Musto - Frank Bruni - Victor Zonana - Marvin Leibman - Donna Minkowitz - Larry Gross - Jeffrey Schmalz - Maer Roshan - Richard Rouilard - Jeff Yarbrough - Gerry Studds - Martin Duberman - Richard Mohr - Armistead Maupin - Terry Sweeeney - John Scagliotti - Hank Plante - Lindsy Van Gelder - Gabriel Rotello - Marshal Alan Phillips - Michael Bronski - Susie Bright - Rex Wockner

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RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman has been the target of outing campaigns but has so far denied he is gay http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?channelid=65&contentid=2016&page=2.

Related Topics:
RNC - Ken Mehlman

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There is some debate as to whether Congressperson Barney Frank was outed, or whether he outed himself. Rep. Frank himself claims that he came out voluntarily.

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"Frank, to the contrary, has said he came out because he was ?motivated by two factors: my deep personal unhappiness with my life as a closeted public person, and my view that it would be helpful in our fight against homophobia if I joined approximately 432 of my House colleagues in being honest about my sexual orientation.?

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Wave of outings hits Congress, Washington Blade, Friday, June 18, 2004

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Barney Frank's opinions on outing are often quoted as "The Barney Frank Rule."

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Gay Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said he endorses the practice in limited circumstances.

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?I am not inclined to do it, but I think if the congressman is rabidly anti-gay, it?s appropriate,? Frank said. ?You don?t have a right to be a hypocrite; you don?t have a right to exempt yourself from the negative things you do to other people.?

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Wave of outings hits Congress, Washington Blade, Friday, June 18, 2004

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