The process in which a person first acknowledges, accepts and appreciates his or her sexual orientation or gender identity and begins to share that with others.

 – when a person first tells someone/others about their identity as lesbian, gay, bi or trans.

(1) the process by which one accepts and/or comes to identify one’s own sexuality or gender identity (to “come out” to oneself). (2) The process by which one shares one’s sexuality or gender identity [..]

The process of accepting and being open about one’s previously concealed identity, such as being bisexual, lesbian, gay, or transgender.

When someone makes it public that they are gay.

The act of openly declaring one's self as gay.

Refers to the process of acknowledging and accepting one’s own sexual orientation. It also encompasses the process of disclosing one’s sexual orientation to others. The term "closeted&quo [..]

A lifelong process of self-acceptance. People forge a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender identity first to themselves and then may reveal it to others. Publicly identifying one’s orientation may or may not be part of coming out.

 the often life-long process of discovering, defining and proclaiming (usually non-heterosexual) sexuality.

 “Coming out" describes voluntarily making public one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity. It has also been broadened to include other pieces of potentially stigmatized personal info [..]

Acknowledging to yourself or to others that you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ).

To recognize one's sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex identity, and to be open about it with oneself and with others.

gay vernacular term to refer to the developmental experience of acknowledging to oneself and to others that one's sexuoerotic orientation is homophilic and homosexual.