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openly closeted 

Adjective

1. Making no effort to hide your flaming homosexuality but labeling yourself "straight" and acting as if nobody (including your wife) notices. Often found in southern politicians and evangelicals like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Marcus "Ladybird" Bachmann.
An openly closeted man makes no effort to hide his flaming homosexuality, yet claims to be straight.

"Did you see Marcus tweeting about making cookies during a Golden Girls marathon last night? You think his wife knows she's married to a gay guy?"

"Nah. He's openly closeted, and she thinks he's the perfect man."
openly closeted by elyeasbane November 11, 2014
to be a gay, lesbian, bi or queer person who hides their true sexual orientation from the public and those around them. often for fear of persecution, rejection, others' reactions, but not always for negative reasons. some would just as soon not come out or see no reason to.
jerry's gay, but he stays closeted to avoid losing his teaching job.
closeted by dagger_grrl October 11, 2003

Closeted Gay 

"Someone who hasn't outed their sexuality yet"
Closeted Gay by uwufuuuuj August 30, 2017

Closeted Republican 

A self-proclaimed democrat or liberal who's actions and opinions more closely resemble a republican or conservative. Also called a fashionable liberal.
He's such a closeted Republican. He claims to be against the death penalty but joined up on that band wagon lynch mob without a second thought.
Closeted Republican by Ford Leiden December 28, 2009

Deeply Closeted 

A gay man who won't acknowledge he's gay
Person 1: I guess the biggest thing people don't know about me is that I'm a deeply closeted gay man
person 2: You're a gay guy?
Person 1: I'm not gay! I'm deeply closeted!

closeted homowhatever 

A term used by a homosexual who is still in the closet to deny his homosexual. Originates from the Broadway show Avenue Q.
I am not a closeted homowhatever.
closeted homowhatever by Joe February 26, 2005