outness

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The quality of being out, or outside.
2. The collective of things that are distinct from the observer.
3. The property of being distinct.
4. The extent to which someone, particularly a gay person, is open about their sexuality.

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Etimologie (Engels)

* out + -ness.
** (philosophy): Possibly coined by George Berkeley for his 1709 Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision
** (sexuality): Popularised by Lynne Pearlman in her 1989 thesis Theorizing Lesbian Oppression and the Politics of Outness in the Case of Waterman v. National Life Assurance.