Closet Monster

This represented a cultural shift. For the LGBTQ+ community, the word "closet" has always carried a double meaning. The "closet monster" isn't a separate entity—it is the closet itself. The fear of exposure, the dread of rejection, and the suffocation of living a lie.

“Who’s there?”

Then he was gone, a small gray blur slipping into the brighter dark of the hallway. Closet Monster