LGBT+

or LGBTQ+

adjective

pertaining collectively to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, and to people with gender expressions outside traditional norms, including nonbinary, intersex, and other queer people (and those questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation), along with their allies.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of LGBT+¹

First recorded in 2010–15

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Example Sentences

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It transpired that roles for women and ways in which the Church could become more inclusive to LGBT+ Catholics were high on the list.

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Over time, focusing on sexuality, relationships, and families headed by same-sex partners meant that gender essentially fell off the “LGBT” agenda—until suddenly it became the right’s primary target.

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Greene, who is a member of the LGBT+ community, previously claimed he had been sacked from a front bench role at Holyrood over his support for gender recognition reform.

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A Christian school worker sacked after sharing posts about LGBT+ relationships teaching in school has won a Court of Appeal battle.

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The terms in question are: Gender, transgender, pregnant person, pregnant people, LGBT, transsexual, non-binary, nonbinary, assigned male at birth, assigned female at birth, biologically male, biologically female.

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LGBT LGBTQ

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