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Georgia Oakley’s debut feature tells a profoundly moving story of a closeted lesbian teacher at a crossroads.—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Mar. 2025 A far cry from the gawky and boyish Norman Bates, B.Z. is a floppy-haired, closeted Hollywood player slowly dissolving in his own nihilism.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025 Down the road in Indiana, Emma (Samantha Rich) has a closeted relationship with Alyssa (Madelyn Davis-Haddad), so their prom represents a big night.—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025 The confusion about whether or not Farnsworth had been outed gave screenwriter Paul Rudnick the idea for In & Out, a movie about a closeted high school teacher whose secret is inadvertently revealed during a former student’s acceptance speech at the Oscars.—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for closeted
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