LGBT
or
GLBT
is an
initialism
that stands for
lesbian
,
gay
,
bisexuality
, and
transgender
. In use since the 1990s, the term is an adaptation of the initialism
LGB
, which was used to replace the term
gay
in reference to the
LGBT community
beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s. Activists believed that the term
gay community
did not accurately represent all those to whom it referred.
LGBT rights
are considered
human rights
by the
Amnesty International
and
civil rights
by some.
- Alphabetized
by author or source
- A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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H
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I
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J
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K
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L
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M
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N
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O
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P
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Q
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R
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S
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T
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U
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V
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W
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X
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Y
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Z
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See also
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External links
- ...Trans persons should have the right to access legal and safe healthcare which includes medical procedures, surgeries, and hormones without discrimination. Folks who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and two-spirit should not be forced into conversion therapy and should have the right to engage in sexual relationships without violations towards their
bodily autonomy
....
- The
terrorist
in
Orlando
targeted LGBT Americans out of hatred and bigotry, and an attack on any American is an attack on all Americans.
- One crucial reason why LGBT people have cause to organize together politically is that, even though we see ourselves as distinct tribes, the rest of society has tended to conflate us. Or as one trans person succinctly put it: we are all beaten up by the same people. This shared oppression, both historic and current, drives ? indeed, necessitates ? solidarity between lesbians, gay men, bi people and trans people. In an era of growing right-wing populism in the United States and the UK alike, accompanied by an alarming rise in visible street fascism, there is more need than ever for unity across the four different letters (as well as queer, asexual, intersex and other groups). It is in the interests of those who hate us all for us to be at war with one another.
- Together, an LGBTQ+ coalition with
class consciousness
and
anti-racism
at its core must recover its radicalism and reaffirm its
opposition to
capitalism
and
patriarchy
. Infighting and division are in the interests of our right-wing oppressors. Gay people and trans people have had to battle similar arguments about being ‘unnatural’: homophobia still often rests on the prejudice that the worthiest form of sexuality is that which is capable of reproduction. Transphobia, too, emanates from a prejudice that a person’s stated identity is more trustworthy if it reflects their ‘natural’ role in human reproduction. Similarly, cisgender women’s reproductive freedom is the first thing to be curbed by conservative regimes. Misogyny, homophobia and transphobia share much of the same DNA. To the patriarchy, we all do gender wrong.
- At a time when
Americans
are increasingly supportive of
equal rights
for
gay
,
lesbian
, and
transgender
people, a growing percentage of Americans identify themselves as LGBT. With younger generations far more likely than older generations to consider themselves LGBT, that growth should continue
- Queer people exist. Choosing not to accept them is not an option.
- Gay and lesbian Americans cannot be treated as social outcasts or as inferior in dignity and worth.
- [Talking with young students today], I play the part of
concerned
older gent, because when I was their
age
[an older generation of public LGBTQA individuals] didn’t
exist
.
- Like other marginalized groups, LGBTQ people are over-represented in sex work. Discrimination, rejection and abuse - both at home and in wider communities - increase their precarity and vulnerability in a homophobic and transphobic society, leaving prostitution as one of the remaining viable routes out of destitution. Trans women in particular often find that formal employment is out of reach. Increased school drop-out rates, lack of family support, and lack of access to adequate healthcare (including the means to finance gender-affirming treatment) leave them exposed to poverty, illness, and homelessness.
- Our nation stands together in solidarity with the members of Orlando’s LGBT community. They have been through something that nobody could ever experience. This is a very dark moment in America’s history. A radical Islamic terrorist targeted the
nightclub
, not only because he wanted to kill Americans, but in order to execute gay and lesbian citizens, because of their sexual orientation.
- The reality is that LGBTQ+ people face challenges at disproportionally higher rates than their straight counterparts - drug use, sex work, and financial instability can be an unfortunate result. My privilege as a young cis white man whose parents weren't going to let me drown afforded me the ability to make those mistakes and live to talk about it.
See also
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External links
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- Encyclopedic article on
LGBT
on Wikipedia
- The dictionary definition of
LGBT
on Wiktionary
- Media related to
LGBT
on Wikimedia Commons