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LGBT

Pronunciation: /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/

The English word “LGBT” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

noun

  1. A member of the LGBT community.
  2. A sandwich named after the sexuality-gender term, composed of lettuce, guacamole or avocado, bacon, tomato. A variant of the BLT.

Etymology

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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