The Ethics of Closets and Outings - Page 2

Nat · 08-31-2010, 07:00 PM

What are your beliefs regarding the ethics of:

1. Living in the closet

A. Do you feel there are ethical concerns with an individual's choice to live in or out of the closet? If so, what are they? Are there exceptions?

B. Are there times when a person has a moral / ethical obligation to live in or out of the closet? If so, what times?

2. Outing others

A. Are there times when you think it's ethically okay to out a person? If so, when? Are there exceptions?

B. How careful are you in avoiding accidentally outing a another person?

C. Do you feel there are ethical concerns involved with speculating with others about a person's orientation? If so, what are they?

D. Do you feel there are ethical concerns about a person asking others to keep her/hir/hym/him in the closet? If so, what are they?

08-31-2010, 07:00 PM	#1
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,538 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,051 Thanked 13,969 Times in 2,590 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	The Ethics of Closets and Outings What are your beliefs regarding the ethics of: 1. Living in the closet A. Do you feel there are ethical concerns with an individual's choice to live in or out of the closet? If so, what are they? Are there exceptions? B. Are there times when a person has a moral / ethical obligation to live in or out of the closet? If so, what times? 2. Outing others A. Are there times when you think it's ethically okay to out a person? If so, when? Are there exceptions? B. How careful are you in avoiding accidentally outing a another person? C. Do you feel there are ethical concerns involved with speculating with others about a person's orientation? If so, what are they? D. Do you feel there are ethical concerns about a person asking others to keep her/hir/hym/him in the closet? If so, what are they? __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl