Lgbtq
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
Adjective
- 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?"
Example
More examples"Tom is part of the LGBTQ+ community."