This page lists common and notable acronyms[lower-alpha 1] that refer to or include the LGBTQ community or part of it.
- 2SLGBTQI+, standing for two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex.[1]
- GBT or GBTQ,[2][3] referring to gay, bisexual, transgender, and, sometimes, queer men.[4]
- GLBT, standing for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. It was the commonly used acronym prior to the 1980s. Due to the AIDS crisis, the L was placed first to honor the lesbians who provided care and donated blood when healthcare workers refused to help.[5][6]
- LBT or LBTQ,[7][8][9] referring to lesbian, transgender, and, sometimes, queer women.[10]
- LGB, referring to lesbian, gay, and bisexual members of the community,[11][12] recently adopted by groups opposing transgender rights[13]
- LGBT, standing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
- LGBT+, with the plus sign including identities and experiences from groups not listed in the acronym[14]
- LGBTA, with A standing for asexuality, aromanticism, or agender.[15][16] Sometimes it mistakenly has been used for allies as a form of aspec erasure.[15][17][18]
- LGBTH, with H for HIV+[19]
- LGBTI, with I standing for intersex[20]
- LGBTIH, with H for hijra[21]
- LGBTQ, with Q standing for queer or questioning[22][23]
- LGBTQI, LGBTIQ, LGBTQI+, or LGBTIQ+, adding Q, I, and, sometimes, plus sign[24]
- LGBTQIA or LGBTQIA+, adding Q, I, A, and sometimes, plus sign[25]
- LGBTQIAP+, with P standing for pansexuality[26]
- LGBTQIAPD+, with D for demisexual and demiromantic[27][28]
- LGBTQIAPK+, with K standing for kink[29][30][31]
- LGBTQIAPN+, with N standing for non-binary[32]
- LGBTQQICAPF2K+, with C, F, and K standing, respectively, for "curious", "friends and family", and "kink"[33][34]
- LGBTTT or LGBTTTIQ,[35][36] with TTT standing for transgender, transvestite, and transsexual[37][38]
- LGT or GLT, referring to monosexual or monoromantic LGBT people[39]
- QUILTBAG, with U standing for undefined, unlabeled, or unsure[40][41]
- GSRD, GSD, GSM, or GSRM, meaning gender, sexual, and romantic diversity or minority[42]
- MOGAI or MOGII, for marginalized orientations, gender alignments or identities, and intersex[43][44]
- SGM, standing for sexual and gender minorities.[45][46]
- SGMY, for sexual and gender minority youth.[45][47]
- SOGI, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity.[48][49]
- SOGIE, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.[46]
- SOGIESC, standing for sexual orientation, gender identity and (gender) expression, and sex characteristics.[50][51]
- SSOGIE, standing for sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.[46]
- MLM, slang for men loving men. Includes gay, bisexual, and pansexual men and attraction that is either sexual or romantic. It is sometimes used by non-binary people or used to refer to attraction to men and non-binary people.[52]
- MSM, standing for men who have sex with men. This term is often used in public health discourse.[53][54]
- NBLNB, slang for non-binary loving non-binary.[52]
- SGL, standing for same-gender loving. This term is used by some in the black community to avoid identity terms considered Eurocentric.[51][6]
- WLW, slang for women loving women. Similar to MLM, it includes bisexual women, pansexual women and lesbians and can be used by or to include non-binary people. It can refer to romantic or sexual attraction.[52]
- WSW, standing for women who have sex with women.[53][55][56]
- AFAB, standing for assigned female at birth; this refers to someone whose sex assigned at birth was female but who may or may not identify as the female gender.[57][6][58]
- AGAB/ASAB, standing for assigned gender at birth or assigned sex at birth.[59]
- AMAB, standing for assigned male at birth. Similar to AFAB, it describes some whose sex assigned at birth was male but who may or may not identify as the male gender.[57][6][58]
- DSD, an abbreviation to describe intersex variations. It can stand for either disorders of sex development or differences in sex development.[60] The former is considered pathologizing by some intersex people.[61]
- FTM or MTF, standing for female-to-male and male-to-female respectively. These terms are considered outdated. The more generally accepted term for FTM is transgender man or trans man; the more accepted term for MTF is transgender woman or trans woman.[62][63]
- FFS, standing for facial feminization surgery. It is a gender-affirming treatment using a series of plastic surgeries to make the face appear more feminine.[64]
- GAC, standing for gender-affirming care. This is a form of healthcare that supports transgender people through medical, non-medical, hormonal, surgical, social, and mental health services.[65][66][67][68]
- GAHT, standing for gender-affirming hormone therapy. This involves the use of hormones to align one's physical appearance closer to the gender they identify as.[69][66]
- GNC, standing for gender non-conforming.[70][71]
- NB, (sometimes said as enby) standing for non-binary, but can be confused for meaning non-Black[72][73]
- PTP, standing for person with a transgender parent.[6]
- T4T, standing for trans for trans. It is used by transgender people desiring romantic, sexual, intimate or emotional partnership with other transgender people.[74][75]
- TGD, standing for transgender and gender diverse.[76][77][78]
- TGE, standing for transgender and gender expansive[79][80]
- TGI, standing for transgender, gender diverse, and intersex.[81] The term is also inclusive of people who identify as transsexual.[82]
- TGNC, standing for trans and gender nonconforming.[6]
- VSC, standing for variations in sex characteristics. An alternative acronym to describe intersex variations.[60]
- GSA, standing for gay-straight alliance or genders and sexualities alliance.[83]
- GLA, standing for gay and lesbian alliance[84][85]
- GLOW, standing for gay, lesbian, or whatever[86][87]
- SAGA, meaning Sexuality And Gender Acceptance[88]/Awareness[89]/Alliance[90]/Association[91] – unspecific general term, used as an alternative to both LGBT and GSA
- QPR, standing for queerplatonic relationship, is a relationship that is not solely romantic or platonic.[92] These relationships can mix elements platonic, romantic, and sexual relationships depending on the wants of the people involved.[93] Asexual and aromantic people may engage in QPRs due to their unique experiences and ways of understanding and structuring relationships.[94][92]
- QPOC, standing for queer people of color.[95]
- QTPOC, standing for queer and trans people of color.[6]
- QTWOC, standing queer and trans women of color.[96]
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