come out of the closet

US /kʌm aʊt əv ðə ˈklɑːzɪt/
UK /kʌm aʊt əv ðə ˈklɑːzɪt/
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1.

salir del armario, declarar su orientación sexual

to openly declare one's sexual orientation or gender identity, especially when it is not heterosexual or cisgender

:
After years of hiding, he finally decided to come out of the closet to his family.
Después de años de esconderse, finalmente decidió salir del armario con su familia.
It takes a lot of courage to come out of the closet.
Se necesita mucho valor para salir del armario.
2.

salir a la luz, ser revelado

to reveal a secret or something previously hidden

:
The truth about the scandal finally came out of the closet.
La verdad sobre el escándalo finalmente salió a la luz.
Many old family secrets came out of the closet during the reunion.
Muchos viejos secretos familiares salieron a la luz durante la reunión.