List of LGBT acronyms
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This page lists common and notable acronyms[a] that refer to or include the LGBT community or part of it.
LGBT and related variations
[edit]- 2SLGBTQI+, standing for two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex.[1]
- GBT, referring to gay, bisexual, and transgender men[2]
- 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.[3][4]
- LBT, referring to LGBT women[5]
- LGB, referring to LGBT sexual orientations,[6] recently adopted by groups opposing transgender rights[7]
- LGBT, standing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender
- LGBT+, with the plus sign including identities and experiences from groups not listed in the acronym[8]
- LGBTA, with A standing for asexuality, aromanticism, or agender.[9][10] Sometimes it mistakenly has been used for allies as a form of aspec erasure.[9][11][12]
- LGBTH, with H for HIV+[13]
- LGBTI, with I standing for intersex[14]
- LGBTIH, with H for hijra[15]
- LGBTQ, with Q standing for queer or questioning[16][17]
- LGBTQI, LGBTIQ, LGBTQI+, or LGBTIQ+, adding Q, I, and, sometimes, plus sign[18]
- LGBTQIA or LGBTQIA+, adding Q, I, A, and sometimes, plus sign[19]
- LGBTQIAP+, with P standing for pansexuality[20]
- LGBTQIAPD+, with D for demisexual and demiromantic[21][22]
- LGBTQIAPK+, with K standing for kink[23][24][25]
- LGBTQIAPN+, with N standing for non-binary[26]
- LGBTQQICAPF2K+, with C, F, and K standing, respectively, for "curious", "friends and family", and "kink"[27][28]
- LGBTTT or LGBTTTIQ,[29][30] with TTT standing for transgender, transvestite, and transsexual[31][32]
- LGT or GLT, referring to monosexual or monoromantic LGBT people[33]
- QUILTBAG, with U standing for undefined, unlabeled, or unsure[34][35]
Alternative acronyms for LGBT
[edit]- GSRD, GSD, GSM, or GSRM, meaning gender, sexual, and romantic diversity or minority[36]
- MOGAI or MOGII, for marginalized orientations, gender alignments or identities, and intersex[37][38]
- SGM, standing for sexual and gender minorities.[39][40]
- SGMY, for sexual and gender minority youth.[39][41]
- SOGI, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity.[42][43]
- SOGIE, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.[40]
- SOGIESC, standing for sexual orientation, gender identity and (gender) expression, and sex characteristics.[44][45]
- SSOGIE, standing for sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.[40]
Acronyms for same gender attraction
[edit]- 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.[46]
- MSM, standing for men who have sex with men. This term is often used in public health discourse.[47][48]
- NBLNB, slang for non-binary loving non-binary.[46]
- SGL, standing for same-gender loving. This term is used by some in the black community to avoid identity terms considered Eurocentric.[45][4]
- 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.[46]
- WSW, standing for women who have sex with women.[47][49][50]
Sex and gender focused acronyms
[edit]- 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.[51][4][52]
- AGAB/ASAB, standing for assigned gender at birth or assigned sex at birth.[53]
- 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.[51][4][52]
- 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.[54][55]
- 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.[56]
- 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.[57][58][59][60]
- 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.[61][58]
- GNC, standing for gender non-conforming.[62][63]
- NB, (sometimes said as enby) standing for non-binary, but can be confused for meaning non-Black[64][65]
- PTP, standing for person with a transgender parent.[4]
- T4T, standing for trans for trans. It is used by transgender people desiring romantic, sexual, intimate or emotional partnership with other transgender people.[66][67]
- TGD, standing for transgender and gender diverse.[68][69][70]
- TGE, standing for transgender and gender expansive[71][72]
- TGNC, standing for trans and gender nonconforming.[4]
Other related acronyms
[edit]- GSA, standing for gay-straight alliance or genders and sexualities alliance.[73]
- GLA, standing for gay and lesbian alliance[74][75]
- GLOW, standing for gay, lesbian, or whatever[76][77]
- SAGA, meaning Sexuality And Gender Acceptance[78]/Awareness[79]/Alliance[80]/Association[81] – 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.[82] These relationships can mix elements platonic, romantic, and sexual relationships depending on the wants of the people involved.[83] Asexual and aromantic people may engage in QPRs due to their unique experiences and ways of understanding and structuring relationships.[84][82]
- QPOC, standing for queer people of color.[85]
- QTPOC, standing for queer and trans people of color.[4]
- QTWOC, standing queer and trans women of color.[86]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Notability is established with a reliable source.
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