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Coming Out (1979) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1979 · 69 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Carol Wiseman
- Starring
- Nigel Havers, Richard Pearson, John Normington, Michael Byrne, Anton Rodgers, Lynda La Plante
Lewis, a gay author of romance novels, pens a popular gay‑issues column under the pseudonym “Zippy Grimes” to avoid alienating his largely female readership, as he has not yet come out. The piece sparks a flood of responses from closeted gay men. He meets several of them and, compelled by their stories, finally reveals his own sexuality.
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