LGBT

adjective

1. pertaining collectively to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender:

   the LGBT community.

noun

1. Usually LGBTs, LGBT's. a person in this group:

   Which city has the most LGBTs?

LGBT

abbreviation for

1. lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender

noun

1. a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender person

Word History and Origins

Origin of LGBT¹

First recorded in 1990–95; by abbreviation

Example Sentences

“The topics that school boards have focused on have shifted, going from a fairly narrow focus on teaching and learning about race and racism in 2021 to increasingly attacks related to LGBT+ student rights,” said John Rogers, a professor at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, who co-authored the report.

From Los Angeles Times

Although reform groups had also hoped for concrete ways to better welcome gay people in the Church, the final document did not mention the LGBT+ community, except for a passing reference to those who feel “excluded or judged” because of their “marital status, identity or sexuality”.

From BBC

Why she feels it is important to use her platform to speak about LGBT+ rights?

From BBC

Sharan was able to find the support they needed through the youth group Mosaic LGBT+, able to talk openly and “the mentors showed real care”.

From BBC

In 2021, members of the government's own LGBT+ advisory panel urged her to "consider her position" over the failure to deliver a manifesto pledge to ban so-called conversion therapy.

From BBC