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Others try to manage by avoiding the issue altogether. They steer clear of conversations, relationships or situations in which their sexuality might be questioned. Ask them about their personal lives, they'll tell you about a movie they saw, about how busy they are at work, or about the weather. Or they'll tell you it's unprofessional to talk about such personal matters in the office. These are men with a strictly business reputation, and they pay for their secrecy by feeling detached and distant. They don't want to fabricate a heterosexual identity, but nor do they want to come out. They hope nobody will make it an issue.
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James D. Woods (The Corporate Closet: The Professional Lives of Gay Men in America)