closeted

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used to describe a person who is not heterosexual (= sexually attracted to men if they are a women and women if they are a man) or not cisgender (= having a gender that matches the body they were born with) but keeps that fact secret from other people:

The book portrays him as a closeted bisexual.

We want to make it easier for people who might still be closeted, or exploring their gender expression, to feel comfortable enough to talk about it.

used to describe an activity or opinion that someone keeps secret:

closeted political dissent

If someone is closeted somewhere, they stay there, often because they are working hard on something:

She is currently closeted at home working on her new book.