outness

/ ˈaʊtnɪs /

noun

1. the state or quality of being external
2. outward expression

Example Sentences

As it happens, outness was a big theme, with J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell becoming the first openly nonbinary performers to win Tonys in acting categories.

From New York Times

The researchers didn’t find evidence of a similar effect of outness for gender minority scientists, but the number of nonbinary and transgender survey respondents was low—just 212 out of the total 1745 respondents, whereas 1093 identified as a sexual minority.

From Science Magazine

Perhaps some readers who are actively seeking publicly out authors won’t pick up your book, but no author gets every member of their target audience, and plenty of readers don’t consider authorial outness a going concern.

From Slate

But I don’t think framing outness as some sort of requirement for seeking to publish a work of fiction, for any audience, does much to foster a welcoming environment for coming out.

From Slate

I suppose what I’m trying to say here is that even pretty stealth guys might not be as stealth as you’d like, so it’s best to be prepared that someone else’s relationship to outness might not meet your ideal.

From Slate