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<p>New page: &#039;&#039;&#039;Outing&#039;&#039;&#039; is the act of revealing that another person is a <a href="/en/Boylover" title="Boylover">boylover</a>, often done against that boylover&#039;s will. When the boylover does so voluntarily, it is known as &#039;&#039;<a href="/en/Coming_out" title="Coming out">coming out</a>&#039;...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Outing&#039;&#039;&#039; is the act of revealing that another person is a [[boylover]], often done against that boylover&#039;s will. When the boylover does so voluntarily, it is known as &#039;&#039;[[coming out]]&#039;&#039;. Outing might for instance be revealing his [[Real life|real-life]] information to other boylovers online, or revealing the fact that he is a boylover to his real-life friends, family, or community.<br /> <br /> The term originates with the expression &quot;coming out of the closet&quot; (shortened to &#039;&#039;[[coming out]]&#039;&#039;) as used in the gay community from the late 1960s. In the 1990s the gay media routinely forced celebrities &quot;out of the closet&quot;, calling the practice &quot;outing&quot;. In boylover usage, the media need not be involved.<br /> <br /> Outing may be deliberate or involuntary. Deliberate outing may be a weapon used by anti-boylove [[vigilante]]s or law enforcement officers to punish the boylover (often simply for living as a boylover). Involuntary outing may occur when another person thoughtlessly links a boylover&#039;s [[nickname]] with another nickname, known as [[nick linking]], or with a [[Real life|real-life]] person, or unwittingly supplies information that can be used to locate a boylover or identify him as such.<br /> <br /> Most boylovers regard their [[anonymity]] as important, and try their best to protect it against either deliberate or involuntary outing. Outing cannot be reversed, and can possibly have some of the following adverse effects on a boylover&#039;s life:<br /> <br /> *The knowledge may be used against the boylover to falsely accuse him of [[child sexual abuse|sexual crime]]. <br /> *People formerly considered friends may react with fear or anger.<br /> *A person who is known to be a boylover is likely to be unemployable and therefore unable to financially support himself.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> *[[Coming out]]<br /> *[[Anonymity]]<br /> *[[Nick linking]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Dictionary]]</div>

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