I'm Coming Out of the Closet

[Beezer]

I've got my cellphone on me. That closet really needed some organizing...shorts, shirts and old pants everywhere.

 

[Beezer]

Hmm...

I was curious as to the word origin of that phrase...'coming out of the closet.' I found this on-line...

Coming out' was first a phrase used in the early 20th century in reference to a young woman attending a debutante ball, such that she was 'coming out' into society. In past times, the word 'closet' meant 'bedroom,' so one's sexuality was not shown beyond there.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

You’re pointing this out because…….?

 

[Murrmurr]

I thought in past times, the word "closet" meant "bathroom," but it's true one's sexuality was not normally on display beyond the bedroom either, so it works the same.

 

[Murrmurr]

You’re pointing this out because…….?

...it's noteworthy that Beezer's closet is all clean.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

...it's noteworthy that Beezer's closet is all clean.

Yes ! Certainly. A clean closet is very noteworthy indeed.