LGBTQ

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adjective

pertaining collectively to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (or those questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation): LGBTQ rights.

noun

Usually LGBTQs, LGBTQ's . a person in this group.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of LGBTQ

First recorded in 1995–2000; by abbreviation

Words nearby LGBTQ

lf, lfb, LG, LGBT, LGBT+, LGBTQ, LGBTQI, LGBTQIA, lge., L. Ger., l-glucose

How to use LGBTQ in a sentence

A prime example: your “real name” policy, which unfairly targeted the LGBTQ community.
10 Things That Made Us Want to Turn Off the Internet Forever in 2014|The Daily Beast|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What do you think prompted the change in comic book representation of LGBTQ characters?
Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’|Rich Goldstein|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And we're not even talking about the horribly harassed public life forced on many in the LGBTQ community.
Hey, Creeps, ‘Compliments’ Are Harassment, Too|Tauriq Moosa|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Increased rights for members of the LGBTQ community have resulted in more physical and economic security for these families.
What Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff Can Teach Hillary Clinton|Heather Arnet|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A new retrospective in New York examines the creation of identity in the LGBTQ community through thread-based craft techniques.
Queer Threads: Crafting Identity and Community|Justin Jones|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST