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I must say I do like the Hard Gay comparison. Anyway I'm still not sure I quite agree on some things. I forgot exactly how I was going to start this off since I showered since then. I think that people should be as outgoing and positive about their tastes as possible. It's low self esteem to be too closeted. This totally isn't how I was going to start this post/comment out, but I've no longer the energy for this tiresome endeavor to pull this from my mind.

Well, I think the thing about life is to keep a variety of interests, everyone has a few of those hobbies someone would somehow look down upon, but if you don't seem like a person with incredibly narrow interests most people I don't think most people will find it particularly heinous, unless it's one of those things that particularly violate social norms. I don't think someone is going to treat you like Geoffrey Leonard just because you watch Honey and Clover.

I could really say the same about being a Socialist in a Capitalistic country, being a Libertarian in a Conservative country. Even being publically political at all can have consequences. Then there's being a religious minority, LGBT, fan of disliked music, I could go on and on.

I don't think that a stamp collector needs to remain closeted. Lest s/he be some antisocial awkward stamp collector who has near no other hobbies.

I don't think anybody should stick their hobbies in people's faces. And I don't think we should be on the don't ask don't tell line as well. But your side of the line seems to be more on the side of being closeted than I am.