• Miaou@jlai.lu
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    10 months ago

    No it’s not? Either it’s common knowledge someone is homosexual or they’re not, “openly” really adds nothing to the conversation. “openly” implies they should be ashamed of it, hence the comment you were answering to.

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      10 months ago

      It can also imply that past leaders were gay and not open about it. Like our Dandy President James Buchanan.