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Coming Out
For Coming Out we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Sex, Sexual Health and Sexual Minorities.
Coming Out (Sex) 
The process of acknowledging that one is gay, lesbian or bisexual.
Coming Out (Sexual Health)
The process of accepting and being open about one's sexual orientation.
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Coming Out (Sexual Minorities)
The process by which a gay/lesbian/bisexual person acknowledges his/her sexual identity to himself/herself and a transgendered person acknowledges his/her gender identity to himself/herself and then proceeds to tell others about it. Coming out has many levels, starting from coming out to oneself, to coming out to family, friends, colleagues and the wider society. Coming out is seen as an affirmative process and a method of bringing about social change, though it is accompanied by a certain amount of risk due to societal heterosexism and homophobia.
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