the parter of someone who is secretly gay and doesn’t want to come out. They are used as the protection of their significant others sexuality so that people assume they are straight.
omg Peter was using Lisa as his closet lock because he didn’t want people to think he was gay
The inability to come out gay because of the possibility of brutalretaliation from others. This could include being targeted by anti-gay groups, being avoided by your friends, etc.
Daniel wanted to come out, but because he lived near the Westboro Baptist Church, he was basically locked in the closet.