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LGBT.

Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/
  1. Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

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Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/
  1. A member of the LGBT community.

    in-plural · nonstandard
  2. A sandwich named after the sexuality-gender term, composed of lettuce, guacamole or avocado, bacon, tomato. A variant of the BLT.

Where this word comes from

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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