"LGBTQ" meaning in English

See LGBTQ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} LGBTQ
  1. Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer
    Sense id: en-LGBTQ-en-adj-CviKqwvp
  2. Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning
    Sense id: en-LGBTQ-en-adj-3cWF7YHQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: LGBTQ-friendliness, LGBTQ-friendly Related terms: LGBTQ+, LGBTQI, LGBTQ2, LGBT, LGB, LG

Noun

Forms: LGBTQs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} LGBTQ (plural LGBTQs)
  1. A person who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer.
    Sense id: en-LGBTQ-en-noun-TIQtg6Q9
  2. (food) A sandwich named after the sexuality-gender term, composed of lettuce, guacamole or avocado, bacon, tomato, queso or other cheeses. A variant of the BLT. Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-LGBTQ-en-noun-Tb7VFRiN Disambiguation of LGBT: 8 15 6 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 16 70 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 10 9 77 Topics: food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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