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lavender ceiling

noun

Definitions

  1. An unwritten barrier preventing the advancement of LGBT people in society.

    • The "lavender ceiling" has been shattered — after nearly a century in place. On Sunday at around midnight, "Moonlight" became the first LGBTQ film ever to take the Best Picture prize at the 89th annual Academy Awards.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lavender, ceiling.

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