Openly Gay, or Other?

[SqueakyVoice]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/16/andrew-scott-is-right-its-time-to-retire-the-phrase-openly-gay

“I’m going to make a pitch for getting rid of the phrase ‘openly gay,’” said Scott, ... “It’s an expression that you only ever hear in the media. You’re never at a party and you say, ‘This is my openly gay friend…’” Why, he wondered, is “openly” always attached to that adjective?

Thoughts anyone?
I can think of two examples, but I don't think either is illuminating:

1 Homer Simpson finds a friend who does say he's  gay. Homer gets annoyed that while he is gay, he isn't  'flamingly gay'.

2 In Big Boys (new series) one is trying to find out if one of his lecturers is straight or gay (I suspect the end of that episode /might/ be closer to the mark).

[Nearly Sane]

I would suggest a better comparison with Schofield because of the timing is Prince Andrew.


But yes, the 'openly gay' phrase seems ready to be be retired.

[Aruntraveller]

Good article until the last two words. How I hate that "Yaass" nonsense.