• Miaou@jlai.lu
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    7 个月前

    No it’s not? Either it’s common knowledge someone is homosexual or they’re not, “openly” really adds nothing to the conversation. “openly” implies they should be ashamed of it, hence the comment you were answering to.

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      7 个月前

      It can also imply that past leaders were gay and not open about it. Like our Dandy President James Buchanan.