Toy box

The toy box is a metaphor for a boylover's nondisclosure of sexual preference. The notion of the toy box is inseparable from the concept of coming out. The toy box narrative sets up an implicit dualism between being "in" or being "out". Those who are "in" are often stigmatized as living false, unhappy lives. However, though many people would prefer to be "out" of the toy box, there are numerous social, economic, familial, and personal repercussions that lead to them remaining, whether consciously or unconsciously, "in" the toy box.