LGBT

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Initialism

Initialism LGBT

1. An acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, especially as a united community, commonly used from around 1990,^[1] but it can refer to a community of people who are not heterosexual or cisgender.^[2][3]

Usage notes

• Sometimes, additional letters are added, such as 'Q' for 'queer' or 'questioning', 'I' for 'intersex', and 'P' for 'pansexual', 'A' for 'asexual', and more.^[4]
• When talking about sexuality leaving out gender, the shorter form LGB can be used.^[5]
• Some people do not use the umbrella term 'LGBT' because they see gender identity as separate from sexual identity.^[6]
• Some people do not like the term because they think that there is a lot of transphobia within the LGB community.^[6]

Noun

Singular LGBT

Plural LGBT

1. (usually plural) A member of the LGBT community.

Related words

• transgender, transsexual, queer
• (sexual orientations): gay, lesbian, homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, asexual