LGBTQ Definition & Meaning

LGBTQ

adjective

pertaining collectively to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (or those questioning their gender identity orsexual orientation ).
LGBTQ rights.

noun

Usually LGBTQs, LGBTQ's a person in this group.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of LGBTQ¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; by abbreviation

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The garbled result will undoubtedly set back the cause of LGBTQ+ equality and inflict grievous harm on transgender minors.

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The "Press 3 option" was available since 2022 for LGBTQ+ callers looking to speak with a mental health provider specializing in LGBTQ+ mental health care.

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"Your life has meaning," Black said in the video, speaking to LGBTQ+ youth.

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San Francisco police have arrested a man accused of defacing the famed Pink Triangle, a symbol of LGBTQ+ rights that is installed annually during Pride Month on top of the city’s landmark Twin Peaks.

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The pink triangle has since been reclaimed in the LGBTQ+ community and “serves as a reminder that we cannot allow history to repeat itself,” the center said.

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