List of LGBTQ acronyms

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This page lists common and notable acronyms ^[a] that refer to or include the LGBTQ community or part of it.

LGBTQ and related variations

• 2SLGBTQI+, standing for two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and plus. ^[1]
• GBT or GBTQ, ^[2] referring to gay, bisexual, transgender, and, sometimes, queer men. ^[3]
• GLBT, standing for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. It was the commonly used acronym prior to the 1980s. Due to the AIDS crisis, the L was placed first to honor the lesbians who provided care and donated blood when healthcare workers refused to help. ^{[4] [5]}
• HBTQ, standing for homosexual, bisexual, transgender, and queer. ^[6] More common in Swedish. ^{[7] [8]}
• ITNB+, standing for intersex, trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people. ^[9] More common in Portugal to address non-cisgender non-endosex issues. ^[10]
• LBT or LBTQ, ^{[11] [12] [13]} referring to lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and, sometimes, queer women. ^[14]
• LGB, referring to lesbian, gay, and bisexual members of the community, ^{[15] [16]} recently adopted by groups opposing transgender rights ^[17]
• LGBPA+, with P and A standing for pansexual, panromantic, asexual, and aromantic, usually referring to cisgender people within the community. ^{[18] [19] [20] [21]}
• LGBQ, referring to non-heterosexual and non-heteroromantic orientations ^[22]
• LGBT, standing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
• LGBT+, with the plus sign including identities and experiences from groups not listed in the acronym ^[23]
• LGBTA, with A standing for asexuality, aromanticism, or agender. ^{[24] [25]} Sometimes it mistakenly has been used for allies as a form of aspec erasure. ^{[24] [26] [27]}
• LGBTH, with H for HIV+ ^[28]
• LGBTI, with I standing for intersex ^[29]
• LGBTIH, with H for hijra ^[30]
• LGBTQ, with Q standing for queer or questioning ^{[31] [32]}
• LGBTQI, LGBTIQ, LGBTQI+, or LGBTIQ+, adding Q, I, and, sometimes, plus sign ^[33]
• LGBTQIA or LGBTQIA+, adding Q, I, A, and sometimes, plus sign ^[34]
• LGBTQIAP+, with P standing for pansexuality, panromantic, or polysexual ^{[35] [36]}
• LGBTQIAPD+, with D for demisexual and demiromantic ^{[37] [38]}
• LGBTQIAPK+, with K standing for kink ^{[39] [40] [41]}
• LGBTQIAPN+, with N standing for non-binary ^[42]
• LGBTQQICAPF2K+, with C, F, and K standing, respectively, for "curious", "friends and family", and "kink" ^{[43] [44]}
• LGBTTQQFAGPBDSM or LGBTTQQPFAGIBDSM, with F, G, and P, standing for flexual, genderfuck, or polyamorous, ending with BDSM (bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism) ^{[45] [46] [47]}
• LGBTTT or LGBTTTIQ, ^{[48] [49]} with TTT standing for transgender, transvestite (or travesti), and transsexual ^{[50] [51]}
• LGT or GLT, referring to monosexual or monoromantic LGBT people ^{[52] [53]}
• QUILTBAG, with U standing for undefined, unlabeled, or unsure ^{[54] [55]}
• TQI+, QTI+, or QIT+, meaning queer, trans, or intersex, and other groups. ^{[56] [57] [58] [59]}

Alternative acronyms for LGBTQ

• GSRD, GSD, GSM, or GSRM, meaning gender, sexual, and romantic diversity or minority ^[60]
• MOGAI or MOGII, for marginalized orientations, gender alignments or identities, and intersex ^{[61] [62]}
• SGM, standing for sexual and gender minorities. ^{[63] [64]}
• SGMY, for sexual and gender minority youth. ^{[63] [65]}
• SOGI, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity. ^{[66] [67]}
• SOGIE, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. ^[64]
• SOGIESC, standing for sexual orientation, gender identity and (gender) expression, and sex characteristics. ^{[68] [69]}
• SSOGIE, standing for sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. ^[64]

Acronyms for same gender attraction

• MLM, slang for men loving men. Includes gay, bisexual, and pansexual men and attraction that is either sexual or romantic. It is sometimes used by non-binary people or used to refer to attraction to men and non-binary people. ^[70]
• MSM, standing for men who have sex with men. This term is often used in public health discourse. ^{[71] [72]}
• NBLNB, slang for non-binary loving non-binary. ^[70]
• SGA or SSA, same-gender attraction or same-sex attraction ^{[73] [74] [75]}
• SGL, standing for same-gender loving. This term is used by some in the black community to avoid identity terms considered Eurocentric. ^{[69] [5]}
• WLW, slang for women loving women. Similar to MLM, it includes bisexual women, pansexual women and lesbians and can be used by or to include non-binary people. It can refer to romantic or sexual attraction. ^[70]
• WSW, standing for women who have sex with women. ^{[71] [76] [77]}

Sex and gender focused acronyms

• AFAB, standing for assigned female at birth; this refers to someone whose sex assigned at birth was female but who may or may not identify as the female gender. ^{[78] [5] [79]}
• AGAB/ASAB, standing for assigned gender at birth or assigned sex at birth. ^[80]
• AMAB, standing for assigned male at birth. Similar to AFAB, it describes some whose sex assigned at birth was male but who may or may not identify as the male gender. ^{[78] [5] [79]}
• DSD, an abbreviation to describe intersex variations. It can stand for either disorders of sex development or differences in sex development. ^[81] The former is considered pathologizing by some intersex people. ^[82]
• FLINTA*, a German acronym standing for frauen (women), lesben (lesbian), intersexuelle (intersex), nicht-binäre (non-binary), transgender and agender. ^[83] The asterisk stands other groups not represented by the other letters. The acronym refers broadly to groups other than cisgender endosex men.
• FTM or MTF, standing for female-to-male and male-to-female respectively. These terms are considered outdated. The more generally accepted term for FTM is transgender man or trans man; the more accepted term for MTF is transgender woman or trans woman. ^{[84] [85]}
• FFS, standing for facial feminization surgery. It is a gender-affirming treatment using a series of plastic surgeries to make the face appear more feminine. ^[86]
• GAC, standing for gender-affirming care. This is a form of healthcare that supports transgender people through medical, non-medical, hormonal, surgical, social, and mental health services. ^{[87] [88] [89] [90]}
• GAHT, standing for gender-affirming hormone therapy. This involves the use of hormones to align one's physical appearance closer to the gender they identify as. ^{[91] [88]}
• GNC, standing for gender non-conforming. ^{[92] [93]}
• NB, (sometimes said as enby) standing for non-binary, but can be confused for meaning non-Black ^{[94] [95]}
• PGP, standing for preferred gender pronouns. ^[96] This acronym has been shifted away from by some who prefer to just use the word "pronouns" due to the implication of one's pronouns being just a preference. ^[96]
• PTP, standing for person with a transgender parent. ^[5]
• T4T, standing for trans for trans. It is used by transgender people desiring romantic, sexual, intimate or emotional partnership with other transgender people. ^{[97] [98]}
• TGD, standing for transgender and gender diverse. ^{[99] [100] [101]}
• TGE, standing for transgender and gender expansive ^{[102] [103]}
• TGI, standing for transgender, gender diverse, and intersex. ^[104] The term is also inclusive of people who identify as transsexual. ^[105]
• TGNC, standing for trans and gender nonconforming. ^[5]
• VSC, standing for variations in sex characteristics. An alternative acronym to describe intersex variations. ^[81]
• XtX, XtF, XtM, ^[106] FtX, MtX, ^[107] FtF, or MtM, ^[108] alternative terms that are used in place of FtM or MtF ^[109]

Other related acronyms

• GSA, standing for gay-straight alliance or genders and sexualities alliance. ^[110]
• GLA, standing for gay and lesbian alliance ^{[111] [112]}
• GLOW, standing for gay, lesbian, or whatever ^{[113] [114]}
• SAGA, meaning Sexuality And Gender Acceptance ^[115] /Awareness ^[116] /Alliance ^[117] /Association ^[118] – unspecific general term, used as an alternative to both LGBT and GSA
• QPR, standing for queerplatonic relationship, is a relationship that is not solely romantic or platonic. ^[119] These relationships can mix elements platonic, romantic, and sexual relationships depending on the wants of the people involved. ^[120] Asexual and aromantic people may engage in QPRs due to their unique experiences and ways of understanding and structuring relationships. ^{[121] [119]}
• QPOC, standing for queer people of color. ^[122]
• QSA, meaning queer-straight alliance. ^{[123] [124]}
• QTPOC/QTIPOC, standing for queer and trans people of color or queer, trans, and intersex people of color. ^{[5] [125]}
• QTWOC, standing queer and trans women of color. ^[126]

See also

• Lists of acronyms
• LGBT slang

Notes

1. Notability is established with a reliable source.

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