LGBT

American  

adjective

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

   the LGBT community.

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noun

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

   Which city has the most LGBTs?

LGBT British  

abbreviation

1. lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of LGBT

First recorded in 1990–95; by abbreviation

Example Sentences

The terms in question are: Gender, transgender, pregnant person, pregnant people, LGBT, transsexual, non-binary, nonbinary, assigned male at birth, assigned female at birth, biologically male, biologically female.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2025

"I was scared, because I'm Black and I'm LGBT," she said.

From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023

A wide variety of issues brought protests together, including frustrations over inflation, costs of living, and rights for women and LGBT.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2023

A Gallup poll released in February 2022 found that 7.1% of American adults identify as LGBT, and one in five Gen Z adults identify as LGBT.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

The unnamed employees said their colleagues in China had access to the list’s data and previously controlled who could use a dashboard to view the information about users watching information categorized as LGBT.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2023