Passing as resistance through a Goffmanian approach: Normalized, defensive, strategic, and instrumental passing when LGBTQ+ individuals encounter institutions

Passing and coming out are two divergent individual strategies historically associated with the LGBTQ+ community as they struggle to fit in normative expectations at work life. While has gradually become more common organizations national contexts that offer safeguards for individuals, passing remains an option where no such measures available. Drawing on interviews working-class individuals a country adversarial context, is, Turkey, we identify how varieties of passing, defined acting appearing dominant sexual orientation gender identity norms, used coping institutional norms. Working-class important group study many draw their pride, power, from engagement labor market. Transcending monolithic accounts illustrate four variants (i.e., normalized, defensive, strategic, instrumental passing) deploy work. Reflecting field findings, explicate why choose pass each case.