“…It became their modus operandi for a self-disclosure in the classroom. Whereas other published literature has discussed authenticity as an important aspect of disclosing one's sexual identity, this work has been largely theoretical (e.g., Lipkin, 2004;McLean, 2003;Sapon-Shevin, 2004), anecdotal (e.g., Johnson, 2008;T. E. Smith & Yost, 2009), or focused on disclosures made outside of the university classroom setting (e.g., Stevenson, 2010).…”