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LGBTQ (term)

Initialism for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer"


LGBTQ (term)
LGBTQ (term)

LGBTQ is an initialism for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. LGBTQ and related initialisms are umbrella terms, originating in the United States, broadly referring to all sexual orientations, romantic orientations, gender modalities, gender identities, and sex characteristics that are not heterosexual, heteroromantic, cisgender, binary, or endosex, respectively. Many variants of the initialism are used to encompass intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender and other identities.

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