Pardon the initial misunderstanding then, my bad. I still take issue with the idea of "what you do privately" (which would be just sex essentially) being needed to be hidden. All humans have sex and we do it privately of course but that doesn't mean we don't know people are doing it. Sex of the homosexual variety isn't any different than straight sex is it?
I guess define "announcing". I don't think sexuality needs announcing or a public statement but simply living an openly non-straight life is not something you hide unless for shame or fear of persecution imho. Unless again one views being openly queer as not equivalent to being openly straight?
Some good points. For some it can be a distraction. I know some insiders have made mention in the past about some sports stars and actors not coming out due to the media onslaught. They don't want that kind of attention. Nor do they want to be a distraction to a team or their castmates. So who knows?