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LGBT

adj
/ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/

Etymology

Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or transsexual, derived from earlier LGB. Attested since 1988. Used as a self-designation in United States gay rights activism since about 1990.

Definitions

  1. Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

  2. A member of the LGBT community.

    • An applicant may exceptionally be able to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution even if a law criminalizing LGBT is no longer enforced, […]
    • Further evidence of the political weakness of LGBT is that they are not concentrated enough to be a majority of voters, or even a minority of influence in any state or city.
    • In many cities you will find a neighborhood where the population density of LGBT is higher than it is in other parts of the city.

  3. A sandwich named after the sexuality-gender term, composed of lettuce, guacamole or…

    A sandwich named after the sexuality-gender term, composed of lettuce, guacamole or avocado, bacon, tomato. A variant of the BLT.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative letter-case form of LGBT.

      • The Tirangle Project in Cape Town is a community-based project which supports the lgbt community through counselling, education and advocacy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for LGBT. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA