# LGBT+

Pronunciation: say "el-jee-bee-tee-PLUS" US /ˌɛl d͡ʒi bi ti ˈplʌs/, UK /ˌɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː ˈplʌs/

## Noun

1. Initialism of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual, with the plus including other groups such as asexual, intersex, queer, and questioning people. — Initialism of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual plus; the "plus" is inclusive of other groups, such as asexual, intersex, queer, questioning, etc.
   - Simple: Short form of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, plus other groups. It names these communities together.
   - _The company updated its policies to better protect LGBT+ employees from discrimination._
   - _Several candidates publicly identified as LGBT+ during the campaign._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lgbt%2B (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).