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

Kaloyan has taken part in multiple sports competitively but says climbing is the only one he knows of that hosts specific "LGBT nights".

From BBC

Georgian Dream has been in power for 12 years and has introduced increasingly authoritarian laws on civil society, freedom of speech and LGBT.

From BBC

The government said it took the timepieces from the Swiss company because they featured "LGBT elements" - homosexuality is illegal in Muslim-majority Malaysia and punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

From BBC

“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