sexual minority

[ sek-shoo-uhl mahy-nawr-i-tee, -nor-, mi- ]

noun

1. a member or members of the LGBTQ+ community, used especially in the context of discrimination against or advocacy for a minoritized sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexual minority¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Even if you’re not married, if you’re a member of a sexual minority and live in a world that validates same-sex relationships, that relieves a stressor and has measurable benefits on physical and mental health.

From Los Angeles Times

Data from a pilot test of more than 30,000 respondents, released last week, offered some starting estimates: Roughly 2% to 3% of respondents identified as a gender minority and roughly 13% to 15% identified as a sexual minority.

From Science Magazine

The pilot data released last week offered some starting estimates: Roughly 2% to 3% of respondents identified as a gender minority and roughly 13% to 15% identified as a sexual minority.

From Science Magazine

Beach is the prime investigator for Project Recognize, which aims to improve data collection for asexual and sexual minority identities.

From Salon

In an era in which everybody is determined to live life as the star of their own show, the G.B.F., a member of a sexual minority who accepts that his destiny is to serve as a tangential character rather than a central figure, feels self-abnegating in a way that renders him politically suspect.

From New York Times