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]
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.[69]
NBLNB, slang for non-binary loving non-binary.[69]
SGA or SSA, same-gender attraction or same-sex attraction[72][73][74]
SGL, standing for same-gender loving. This term is used by some in the black community to avoid identity terms considered Eurocentric.[68][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.[69]
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.[77][5][78]
AGAB/ASAB, standing for assigned gender at birth or assigned sex at birth.[79]
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.[77][5][78]
DSD, an abbreviation to describe intersex variations. It can stand for either disorders of sex development or differences in sex development.[80] The former is considered pathologizing by some intersex people.[81]
FLINTA*, a German acronym standing for frauen (women), lesben (lesbian), intersexuelle (intersex), nicht-binäre (non-binary), transgender and agender.[82] 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 These terms are considered outdated.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.[83][84]
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.[85]
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.[86][87][88][89]
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.[90][87]
NB, (sometimes said as enby) standing for non-binary, but can be confused for meaning non-Black[93][94]
PGP, standing for preferred gender pronouns.[95] 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.[95]
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.[96][97]
TGD, standing for transgender and gender diverse.[98][99][100]
TGE, standing for transgender and gender expansive[101][102]
TGI, standing for transgender, gender diverse, and intersex.[103] The term is also inclusive of people who identify as transsexual.[104]
GSA, standing for gay-straight alliance or genders and sexualities alliance.[109]
GLA, standing for gay and lesbian alliance[110][111]
GLOW, standing for gay, lesbian, or whatever[112][113]
SAGA, meaning Sexuality And Gender Acceptance[114]/Awareness[115]/Alliance[116]/Association[117] – 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.[118] These relationships can mix elements platonic, romantic, and sexual relationships depending on the wants of the people involved.[119] Asexual and aromantic people may engage in QPRs due to their unique experiences and ways of understanding and structuring relationships.[120][118]
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