Initialism for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender"
A six-band rainbow flag representing the LGBT community
LGBT is an initialism that stands for "lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ".[1] [2] [3] [4] It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual , non-heteroromantic , or non-cisgender , instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.[5] [6] [7] The variant LGBTQ adds a Q for those who identify as queer (which can be synonymous with LGBT)[8] or are questioning their sexual or gender identity ,[9] while LGBTQ+ adds a plus sign for "those who are part of the community, but for whom LGBTQ does not accurately capture or reflect their identity".[10] [11] Many further variations of the acronym exist, such as LGBT+ (simplified to encompass the Q concept within the plus sign),[12] LGBTQIA+ (adding intersex , asexual , aromantic and agender ),[13] and 2SLGBTQ+ (adding two-spirit for a term specific to Indigenous North Americans ). The LGBT label is not universally agreed to by everyone that it is generally intended to include.[14] The variations GLBT and GLBTQ rearrange the letters in the acronym.[15] [16] In use since the late 1980s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for marginalized sexualities and gender identities .[17]
The earlier initialism LGB began to replace the term gay (or gay and lesbian ) in the late 1980s to reference the broader community .[18] When not inclusive of transgender people, the shorter LGB is still used.[19] [20]
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^ "Definition of GLBT" . www.merriam-webster.com . Retrieved 4 March 2024 .
^ "Definition of GLBTQ" . www.merriam-webster.com . Retrieved 4 March 2024 .
^ Parent, Mike C.; DeBlaere, Cirleen; Moradi, Bonnie (June 2013). "Approaches to Research on Intersectionality: Perspectives on Gender, LGBT, and Racial/Ethnic Identities". Sex Roles . 68 (11–12): 639–645. doi :10.1007/s11199-013-0283-2 . S2CID 144285021 .
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