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coming out

process of disclosing one's sexual orientation or other identity attributes
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coming out

Summary

coming out ranks in the top 0.98% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,847 views/month, #762 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • coming out is a type of planned process[2].
  • coming out is a type of disclosure[3].
  • coming out is the opposite of closeted[4].
  • coming out's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coming out[5].
  • coming out's facet of is recorded as sexual orientation[6].
  • coming out's facet of is recorded as gender identity[7].
  • coming out's facet of is recorded as self-discovery[8].
  • coming out's facet of is recorded as self-acceptance[9].
  • coming out's described by source is recorded as Gender Glossar[10].
  • coming out's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator[11].
  • coming out's different from is recorded as outing[12].
  • coming out's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+85519'}[13].
  • coming out's class of object is recorded as sexual orientation[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include planned process[2] and disclosure[3]. coming out is the opposite of closeted[4].

Why It Matters

coming out ranks in the top 0.98% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,847 views/month, #762 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → outing
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541847205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  2. 4w ago · DaddyCell · 2026-04-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → planned process, disclosure
    Opposite of → closeted
    Class of object(s) of occurrence → sexual orientation
    Topic's main category → Category:Coming out
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6104]]: [[Q15092984]]"
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