LGBT+

or LGBTQ+

adjective

1. pertaining collectively to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, and to people with gender expressions outside traditional norms, including nonbinary, intersex, and other queer people (and those questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation), along with their allies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of LGBT+¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.

From The Daily Beast

In Uganda, legislators are considering further criminalization of LGBT advocacy and same-sex relationships.

From The Daily Beast

This is where much of the action will be for anti-LGBT groups.

From The Daily Beast

First, as opposition to gay marriage collapses, American anti-LGBT activists will slow their battle against it.

From The Daily Beast

In October, he traveled to Denver with Fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.

From The Daily Beast