When someone discloses information about another's sexual orientation or gender identity without their knowledge or consent.
disclosing someone's sexual orientation to another person without permission.
Having someone else be open about your sexual orientation, usually against your will. Not to be confused with an excursion or a pleasure trip. See closet, coming out, out.
Publicly revealing the sexual orientation of someone who has chosen not to share it.
While outing often refers to an outdoor excursion, in the late twentieth century the term acquired an additional meaning: taking someone "out of the closet" - that is, publicising that someone is gay.