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LGBTQI

American  
Or LGBTIQ

adjective

  1. pertaining collectively to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or those questioning their gender identity orsexual orientation ), and intersex.


noun

  1. Usually LGBTQIs, LGBTQI's a person in this group.

Etymology

Origin of LGBTQI

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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A national 2024 Center for American Progress survey found that one in three LGBTQI+ Americans experienced verbal harassment — including offensive comments, slurs and jokes — in their place of work.

From Salon

State departments of labor should consider issuing and updating their own anti-harassment policy guidelines and training to preserve what may soon be lost and to re-establish protections for LGBTQI+ workers.

From Salon

Congress should pass the Equality Act, which would add explicit protections for LGBTQI+ people to our country’s civil rights laws.

From Salon

In Long's letter, she said the measure would "increase protection for transgender people who have been subjected to hate crime... and provide parity of protection against hate crime across the LGBTQI+ community".

From BBC

The new rules conveyed "jaw-dropping" animosity towards LGBTQI+ people, Ms Zeya added.

From BBC