LGBT+
Sayel-jee-bee-tee-PLUSUS/ˌɛl d͡ʒi bi ti ˈplʌs/UK/ˌɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː ˈplʌs/
- 1Initialism of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual, with the plus including other groups such as asexual, intersex, queer, and questioning people.
The company updated its policies to better protect LGBT+ employees from discrimination.
Several candidates publicly identified as LGBT+ during the campaign.
Note
An initialism spoken letter by letter, with the sign read aloud as "plus." Though classed as a noun, it does most of its work in front of another noun: LGBT+ couples, LGBT+ employees, LGBT+ surrogacy, as in Rik Glauert's 2019 reporting from Taiwan. It also follows a verb, as in identified as LGBT+. It takes no plural ending, so the people it covers are counted through the noun that follows.
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