[Ads-l] Antedating of "Come Out of the Closet" (Homosexuality)

[Shapiro, Fred]

come out of the closet (homosexuality) (OED 1972)


1968 _Berkeley Barb_ 15-21 Mar. 12/1 (Independent Voices)  HAY FRUITS!  Come out of the closet long enuf to attend the East Bay Gay Discussion Group Fridays.


Fred Shapiro

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