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Book SynopsisAn exploration of the ethical and political implications of revealing a public figure's hidden homosexuality through the controversial practice of outing.
Table of ContentsContested closets The unwritten rule; The path over corpses; A tale of two leaders; Treason or the better part of valor?; An uneasy truce; aids raises the stakes; Thinking the unthinkable; Glitter and be discreet; A bodyguard of lies; A book ahead of its time; Confirmed, eligible, and lifelong bachelors; Young, queer, and loud; The code cracks; Frying the big media fish; The silence of the star; We're here, we're queer, get used to it!; Absolutely queer; Outing goes on the road; Distant outposts; "I am out! I'm in this bar, aren't I?"; The Pentagon provides a poster boy; Identity politics; Roles or realites?; Coming out and coming together; Proliferating identities; Nostalgia for a place one has never seen; A kinder, gentler Hollywood; Out of the hiv closet; Whose right to privacy?; The duty of sexual secrecy; Keep it in the closet!; The cultural front; Not worth an outing; The guns of August; Ethics, tactics and prospects
