Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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A person's sexual orientation or gender identity is revealed without their consent.
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Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
55
No
2
10
jordanowen
maddy mentions that someone that used to be her friend told everyone that she came onto her - most likely because she is a lesbian
TV Show • 2024 Report
Yes
37
No
2
7
Anonymous
I'd say yes - the main character's stalker threatens to tell his parents that he's bisexual before he's ready. Also shouts homophobic accusations at him in front of an audience.
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
36
No
3
2
ThisNerdJason
In season 2, David (Nick's brother) basically forces Nick to out himself to their dad, also kind of forcibly outs Nick when he goes in Nick's room and sees photos of Nick and Charlie kissing
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
26
No
13
2
megandotnoel
A jerk outs Lou in attempt to degrade her in front of someone she just met. It does not create a problem between them, but the attempt is there.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
24
No
4
3
tayluwur
S2
E2
A character is outed by their teammate live on a television interview.
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
19
No
4
0
butshedid
S4
E4
Sort of? A gay man is forced to come out to his violently homophobic father after his boyfriend gives him an ultimatum.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
19
No
1
0
Avagrace
S11
E11
A characters sister is trans and is transitioning in secret. The hormones are damaging her spleen and she needs surgery. Her brother thinks she’s doing drugs until his wife eventually tells him the truth while his sister is in surgery. He is very unsupportive and keeps during he/him pronouns and calling her his brother for the rest of the episode
Movie • 2004 Report
Yes
19
No
1
1
Anonymous
A flamboyant character's sexuality is discussed without his permission. Though he does not seem to be closeted, it is unclear if his sexuality is known to the group, so jokes about his sexuality may be outing him.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
18
No
0
2
Corellon
Yes, one major plot point (SPOILERS) and then a number of smaller ways I'll list afterward....
[1] Henry is very anxious and careful to avoid being outed. This is shown multiple times in multiple ways. Then near the end, it happens, and he's devastated. (His sister Bea sits him down and sorrowfully tells him his and Alex's emails have been hacked and leaked to the press.)
[2] Alex has a "maybe I'm bi" talk with a friend and ends up outing two men to her. She reacts in a gossipy way but keeps the info private.
[3] Zahra discovers Alex is bi by accident. Alex begs her not to tell his mom, and she responds mockingly and dismissively.
[4] After the email leak, Alex gives an official response before he's able to talk to Henry. I didn't feel bothered by it, but I've heard others did.
[5] Added layer of spoilers - there are two suspenseful moments where Miguel looks suspiciously at Alex interacting with Henry. He then turns out to be the one who discovered and outed them.
[1] Henry is very anxious and careful to avoid being outed. This is shown multiple times in multiple ways. Then near the end, it happens, and he's devastated. (His sister Bea sits him down and sorrowfully tells him his and Alex's emails have been hacked and leaked to the press.)
[2] Alex has a "maybe I'm bi" talk with a friend and ends up outing two men to her. She reacts in a gossipy way but keeps the info private.
[3] Zahra discovers Alex is bi by accident. Alex begs her not to tell his mom, and she responds mockingly and dismissively.
[4] After the email leak, Alex gives an official response before he's able to talk to Henry. I didn't feel bothered by it, but I've heard others did.
[5] Added layer of spoilers - there are two suspenseful moments where Miguel looks suspiciously at Alex interacting with Henry. He then turns out to be the one who discovered and outed them.
Podcast Report
Yes
18
No
0
3
sashlex
In MAG110 Creature Feature, the statement giver briefly mentions she could not get a good job due to her being outed as trans.
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
17
No
0
5
forufourfour
S1
E1
Herb is outed in the press and loses his job as a result
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
16
No
5
1
chachanowyall
S4
E4
An asexual person is confronted about something, which causes them to reveal their sexuality. It's sort of an indirect outing.
Movie • 2001 Report
Yes
15
No
0
4
ycats333
this doesnt seem upsetting, its merely to discredit. he admits he has a boyfriend and then backtracks because that meant he lied on the stand
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
14
No
0
4
SiRenfield
Uh yeah [SPOILERS] Evelyn outs her daughter to the grandfather after spending a good chunk of the film debating on if she should come out. Now thankfully he’s cool with Joy and her girlfriend, but Joy is still rightfully upset in the moment
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
14
No
8
2
homelander
S6
E6
A character, after being tortured for a long time, confesses before a large gathering of nobles to his relationship with another male character.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
14
No
0
3
ScaredyKitty
S3
E3
The entire episode of "Gay Witch Hunt" is about a character being outed, and spoken about behind his back, and he is eventually practically forced to come out both to his coworkers and the camera crew.
There is also a lot of speculation from Michael and Dwight about who else could be LGBT in the office.
There is also a lot of speculation from Michael and Dwight about who else could be LGBT in the office.
Video Game • 2019 Report
Yes
13
No
0
7
Sibelos
After completing the "Homosexual Underground" thought, if you talk to Kim you can reveal that he is gay. Kim sounds rather annoyed that you asked this out of nowhere.
TV Show • 1999 Report
Yes
13
No
9
0
Anonymous
S2
E2
18:45-19:04: There's a description of a violent transphobic attack on a trans woman from about the 18:45 mark to the 19:04 mark (where it cuts to Pussy reading the paper). The description outs this woman to other people at Christopher's table. (Some of these details were already mentioned in other comments, but I wanted to add the time stamp!)
TV Show • 2009 Report
Yes
13
No
0
2
Santana is outed through an advertisement and by Finn who says loudly in the hallway “why don’t you just come out of the closet”
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
13
No
2
1
cha0ticnewtsys
Darren outs Cash as asexual and Malakai gets outted as Bi
TV Show • 2004 Report
Yes
12
No
7
1
S1
E1
In the episode Mob Rules, House outs a patient as gay to his brother.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
12
No
0
2
Lil
A forces Emily to come out, and spreads a picture of her kissing Maya around
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
12
No
1
0
Pennywise begins handing out flyers with a main characters face on them after he is hate crimed by his bully. He hands them around while repeatedly saying 'I know your secret, your dirty little secret'
Movie • 1999 Report
Yes
12
No
0
Movie • 2012 Report
Yes
12
No
0
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
10
No
6
4
AlleHufflepuff
Spoilers:
Adam comes out of his own volition to his mom, she then tells his dad without asking him first. He’s fine with being gay, but both of them have weird reactions/attitudes to the news.
Adam comes out of his own volition to his mom, she then tells his dad without asking him first. He’s fine with being gay, but both of them have weird reactions/attitudes to the news.
Video Game Report
Yes
10
No
0
4
tial
Every person who is kidnapped and thrown into the TV World has their insecurities publicly aired on the midnight channel for the town residents to see. This includes Kanji and his internal struggles with Toxic Masculinity and his Sexuality
TV Show • 1997 Report
Yes
10
No
2
1
BloodBluePearl
S10
E10
(At the time) Mrs. Garrison is outed as trans by Eric Cartman to the horror of Richard Dawkins.
Movie Report
Yes
10
No
6
4
GaegleGrass
Not exactly but there's a bit where a character is introduced so that the audience is told that he's gay but the other characters aren't and he pretends to be straight to them. This could be viewed as the character being outed to us.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
10
No
0