LGBT Alphabet Soup
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A: Allies or Advocates (also Androgynous and Asexual)<br> | A: Allies or Advocates (also Androgynous and Asexual)<br> | ||
B: Bisexual<br> | B: Bisexual<br> | ||
| − | G: Gay (can refer to | + | G: Gay (can refer to male-only or male/female depending on context)<br> |
I: Intersex<br> | I: Intersex<br> | ||
L: Lesbian<br> | L: Lesbian<br> | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
| − | 1980s: "GLB" in common usage. | + | * 1980s: "GLB" in common usage. |
| − | 1990s: "GLBT" seen more commonly. | + | * 1990s: "GLBT" seen more commonly. |
| − | 2000s: Variations abound. | + | * 2000s: Variations abound. |
| − | 2010s: "LGBT" becomes most common and preferred acronym. "LGBTI", LGBTQ", and LGBTIQ" seen more commonly. | + | * 2010s: "LGBT" becomes most common and preferred acronym. |
| + | ** "LGBTI", LGBTQ", and LGBTIQ" seen more commonly. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:53, 16 September 2014
LGBT and many, many similar and related acronyms is used to denote the segment of society whose sexual anatomy/preference/identity and/or gender identity is something other than exclusively heterosexual and Cisgender(ed).
Expansions are often used to include other supportive individuals as well.
[edit] Acronym Dissection
(in alphabetical order)
A: Allies or Advocates (also Androgynous and Asexual)
B: Bisexual
G: Gay (can refer to male-only or male/female depending on context)
I: Intersex
L: Lesbian
Q: Queer or Questioning
S: Sensitive or Supporting
T: Transgender
[edit] History
- 1980s: "GLB" in common usage.
- 1990s: "GLBT" seen more commonly.
- 2000s: Variations abound.
- 2010s: "LGBT" becomes most common and preferred acronym.
- "LGBTI", LGBTQ", and LGBTIQ" seen more commonly.
