Word: outing
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Decareau's "pretty good" performance made a winner out of Harvard hurler Dorringon, despite his sub-par outing on the mound in a rare relief role. Senior Bob Baxter pitched two innings of shutout ball, but Harvard Coach Alex Nahigian gave him the hook in the third so that he would be rested for Friday's key matchup with Yale...
...seems to be abandoning its largely self-imposed rules about protecting individual privacy. The press once routinely shielded the identity of juvenile defendants. Now stories often name youths who have been arraigned on offenses major enough to warrant their trial as adults. Even mainstream publications have begun to practice "outing" -- that is, disclosing the homosexual preferences of closeted celebrities. Most papers now clearly state in obituaries that individuals died of AIDS. Within days of Malcolm Forbes' death, several journals noted rumors about the publisher's gay affairs...
...good start," said Ceci Clark, who also had an excellent defensive outing, "but it wasn't much of a challenge...
...society as it exists, with its emotional and sometimes physical perils for overt homosexuals. Those favoring disclosure are more concerned with society as they hope it may become, with tolerance for all. The political "causists" are prepared to sacrifice their present lives for future good. The problem with outing is that it claims an unjustifiable right to sacrifice the lives of others as well, whether they agree...
...ETHICS: "Outing" gays who stay in the closet...