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LGBT, or GLBT, is an initialism that stands for ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, ♥♥♥, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the term is an adaptation of the initialism LGB, which was used to replace the term ♥♥♥ in reference to the LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s.[1] Activists believed that the term ♥♥♥ community did not accurately represent all those to whom it referred.[2]

The initialism has become mainstream as a self-designation; it has been adopted by the majority of sexuality and gender identity-based community centers and media in the United States, as well as some other English-speaking countries.[3][4] The term is also used in dozens of other countries.[5][better source needed]

The initialism, LGBT, is intended to emphasize a diversity of sexuality and gender identity-based cultures. It may be used to refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, ♥♥♥, bisexual, or transgender.[2][6] To recognize this inclusion, a popular variant adds the letter Q for those who identify as queer or are questioning their ♥♥♥♥♥♥ identity; LGBTQ has been recorded since 1996.[7] Those who add intersex people to LGBT groups or organizing use an extended initialism LGBTI.[8][9] Some people combine the two acronyms and use the term LGBTIQ. Others use LGBT+ to encompass a spectrum of gender and sexuality.[10]


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