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I was fine being in the closet at the beginning of my career because that's what you were supposed to be - until I realized that it didn't serve anybody, and I was left feeling utterly empty. This is who I am, so I've gotta be me.

— Billy Porter

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

One of the side benefits of staying in the closet is you can have a much bigger career.

— Edmund White

If I was ashamed of who I am, I would be in the closet.

— Jillian Michaels

Your closet needs to be a place of joy and celebration of who are you now - not who you were.

— Stacy London

I know what it's like to be in the closet! I know what it's like to be bullied and attacked because someone or some group thought I was different or below them... so, I'm coming out of the closet as an ally of equality for everyone; as an ally to hope.

— Jason Alexander

I am a proud member of the LGBT community and could never bear the idea that someone could say I was closeted.

— Amber Heard

I could type in a closet and be fine. It's just a matter of cocooning myself. Just me and the story.

— Karin Slaughter

Life is just more comfortable if you're honest and open about everything. I spent so many years being in the closet about one thing or another.

— Antony Sher

I can't speak for other people, but for me, I feel like gone are the days that you need to come out of a closet. I never felt like I was in a closet. I never did. I always felt comfortable with who I am and the decisions I made.

— Abby Wambach

I was a closet straight. I think I wanted to be gay because I thought it was arty and interesting. And also, I was phenomenally shy with girls.

— Rupert Graves

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't feel closeted.

— Adam Lambert