Lgbt+

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual plus; the "plus" is inclusive of other groups, such as asexual, intersex, queer, questioning, etc. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

    "Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage in May and more than 2,000 same sex couples have since wed, prompting a rush of commercial surrogacy agencies to head to Taiwan to help more LGBT+ couples seeking to start families."

  2. 2
    the community of people who have a non-normative gender and/or sexual identity, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or asexual wordnet

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"Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage in May and more than 2,000 same sex couples have since wed, prompting a rush of commercial surrogacy agencies to head to Taiwan to help more LGBT+ couples seeking to start families."

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