Lgbtq
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer.
"This confirms the claim that the internet is not an entirely safe space, and while blogs offer LGBTQs the opportunity to express their views freely and anonymously, they grant this possibility to haters and homophobes, too […]"
- 2 the community of people who have a non-normative gender and/or sexual identity, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or asexual wordnet
- 1 Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
"HRC said the October 10 primetime event, airing live on the eve of National Coming Out Day, will feature the largest ever audience for a Democratic presidential town hall devoted to LGBTQ issues."
- 2 Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
"They represent the “Q,” questioning, part of the LGBTQ acronym. How do such individuals deal with their uncertainty about their sexual orientation?"
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More examples"Tom is part of the LGBTQ+ community."
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