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LGBT

/ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/ · adj

Meaning

  1. Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.
  2. A member of the LGBT community.
  3. A sandwich named after the sexuality-gender term, composed of lettuce, guacamole or avocado, bacon, tomato. A variant of the BLT.
  4. Alternative letter-case form of LGBT.

Etymology / origin

Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or transsexual, derived from earlier LGB. Attested since 1988. Used as a self-designation in United States gay rights activism since about 1990.

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