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How to say "coming out" in Esperanto?

by woodyshakti, March 30, 2010

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woodyshakti (User's profile) March 30, 2010, 11:19:03 PM

Kara Esperantisto,

Finally Ricky Martin is coming out the closet, and it's good for him then. now it's big trend!! Now I want to know what do we say that "coming out" in Esperanto. Thank you!

thirddaykid (User's profile) March 31, 2010, 12:15:04 AM

woodyshakti:Kara Esperantisto,

Finally Ricky Martin is coming out the closet, and it's good for him then. now it's big trend!! Now I want to know what do we say that "coming out" in Esperanto. Thank you!
Well you could say, Mi estas gejo. "I am gay/homosexual."

Alciona (User's profile) March 31, 2010, 12:56:36 AM

Ekpublikagejeco? Or Ekpublikgejeco*? Begin public gayness?

*(I'm not sure if the k-g combination would give people trouble, though. As a beginner I'm not sure of the rules of dropping vowels in instances like this.)

erinja (User's profile) March 31, 2010, 2:42:29 AM

Sonja Kisa's dictionary is usually a good source for GLBT-related terms in Esperanto.

She has:
Sonja's dictionary:come out (of the closet) v. (as gay) malkaŝi sian gejecon, (as a lesbian) malkaŝi sian lesbecon, (slang) elŝrankiĝi, burĝoni

Alciona (User's profile) March 31, 2010, 2:49:24 AM

Thanks, Erinja! I Googled Sonja Kisa's online dictionary and it looks like a great resource. I've added it to my bookmarks. rideto.gif

Matthieu (User's profile) March 31, 2010, 11:17:56 AM

I have already heard elŝrankiĝo, and I would use it.

woodyshakti (User's profile) April 1, 2010, 1:42:30 AM

Alciona:Thanks, Erinja! I Googled Sonja Kisa's online dictionary and it looks like a great resource. I've added it to my bookmarks. rideto.gif
Thanks Erinja but did you mention this web http://vortaro.kisa.ca/index.php?

woodyshakti (User's profile) April 1, 2010, 1:44:11 AM

Dankon multe !!! rido.gif

Scalex (User's profile) April 1, 2010, 8:00:17 PM

Alciona:Ekpublikagejeco? Or Ekpublikgejeco*? Begin public gayness?

*(I'm not sure if the k-g combination would give people trouble, though. As a beginner I'm not sure of the rules of dropping vowels in instances like this.)
I think the rule for dropping vowels when combining words is to do whatever makes the word easier to pronounce - in this case, I think keeping the vowel would be preferred.

However, I don't have a source for this, so I'd double-check with someone who is more knowledgable/experienced.

Ikvero (User's profile) March 2, 2024, 3:07:53 PM

erinja:Sonja Kisa's dictionary is usually a good source for GLBT-related terms in Esperanto.
She has:
Sonja's dictionary:come out (of the closet) v. (as gay) malkaŝi sian gejecon, (as a lesbian) malkaŝi sian lesbecon, (slang) elŝrankiĝi, burĝoni
Hey, can you share the link to this dictionary? I wasn't aware of it.
The link that woodyshakti sent doesn't work for me :/

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