# LGBTQ

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

## Adjective

1. Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer. — Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer.
   - Simple: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer. The letters stand for different sexual and gender identities grouped together.
   - _The company updated its hiring practices to better support LGBTQ employees._
   - _Local libraries expanded their LGBTQ book collections this year._
3. Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning. — Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning.
   - Simple: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning. The letters stand for different sexual and gender identities grouped together.
   - _The youth center offers LGBTQ peer mentoring throughout the school year._
   - _Their LGBTQ outreach team visited several rural communities._

## Noun

2. Any individual who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer.
   - Simple: A person who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer.
   - _The mentorship program pairs each LGBTQ with an experienced volunteer._
   - _Many LGBTQs attended the community forum on housing rights._

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