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LGBTQ or LGBTQ+, also commonly LGBT^[1][2] (LGBT+) or LGBTQIA (LGBTQIA+) is an initialism for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex and asexual, aromantic, or agender.^[3] It is an umbrella term, originating in the United States, broadly referring to all sexualities, romantic orientations, sex characteristics, and gender identities that are not heterosexual, heteroromantic, cisgender, or endosex.^[4][5][6][2]

In the 1990s, gay, lesbian, and bisexual activists adopted the initialism LGB. Terminology eventually shifted to LGBT, as transgender people gained recognition. Around that time, some activists began to reclaim the term queer, seeing it as a more radical and inclusive umbrella term, though others reject it, due to its history as a pejorative. In recognition of this, the 2010s saw the adoption of LGBTQ, and other more inclusive variants.

Some versions of the term add a plus sign (+) to represent additional identities not captured by the letters within the initialism. Many further variants exist which add additional identities, such as LGBTQA (for aromantic or agender) and 2SLGBTQ (for two-spirit), LGBTQQ (for queer and questioning), or, rarely, which order the letters differently, as in GLBT and GLBTQ.

LGBTQ people collectively form the LGBTQ community, though not all LGBTQ people participate in or consider themselves part of a broader community. These labels are not universally agreed upon by everyone that they are intended to include. For example, some intersex people prefer to be included in this grouping, while others do not. Various alternative umbrella terms exist across various cultures, including queer; same-gender loving (SGL); and gender, sexual and romantic minorities (GSRM).