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

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* 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.[15][18][19][20]
* LGBQ, referring to non-heterosexual and non-heteroromantic orientations[21]
* LGBT, standing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
* LGBT+, with the plus sign including identities and experiences from groups not listed in the acronym[22]
* LGBTA, with A standing for asexuality, aromanticism, or agender.[23][24] Sometimes it mistakenly has been used for allies as a form of aspec erasure.[23][25][26]
* LGBTH, with H for HIV+[27]
* LGBTI, with I standing for intersex[28]
* LGBTIH, with H for hijra[29]
* LGBTQ, with Q standing for queer or questioning[30][31]
* LGBTQI, LGBTIQ, LGBTQI+, or LGBTIQ+, adding Q, I, and, sometimes, plus sign[32]
* LGBTQIA or LGBTQIA+, adding Q, I, A, and sometimes, plus sign[33]
* LGBTQIAP+, with P standing for pansexuality, panromantic, or polysexual[34][35]
* LGBTQIAPD+, with D for demisexual and demiromantic[36][37]
* LGBTQIAPK+, with K standing for kink[38][39][40]
* LGBTQIAPN+, with N standing for non-binary[41]
* LGBTQQICAPF2K+, with C, F, 2, and K standing, respectively, for "curious", "friends and family", "2-spirit", and "kink"[42][43]
* LGBTTQQFAGPBDSM or LGBTTQQPFAGIBDSM, with F, G, and P, standing for flexual, genderfuck, or polyamorous, ending with BDSM (bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism)[44][45][46]
* LGBTTT or LGBTTTIQ,[47][48] with TTT standing for transgender, transvestite (or travesti), and transsexual[49][50]
* LGT or GLT, referring to monosexual or monoromantic LGBT people[51][52]
* QUILTBAG, with U standing for undefined, unlabeled, or unsure[53][54]
* TQI+, QTI+, or QIT+, meaning queer, trans, or intersex, and other groups.[55][56][57][58]

## Alternative acronyms for LGBTQ

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* GSRD, GSD, GSM, or GSRM, meaning gender, sexual, and romantic diversity or minority[59]
* MOGAI or MOGII, for marginalized orientations, gender alignments or identities, and intersex[60][61]
* SGM, standing for sexual and gender minorities.[62][63]
* SGMY, for sexual and gender minority youth.[62][64]
* SOGI, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity.[65][66]
* SOGIE, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.[63]
* SOGIESC, standing for sexual orientation, gender identity and (gender) expression, and sex characteristics.[67][68]
* SSOGIE, standing for sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.[63]

## Acronyms for same gender attraction

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* 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]
* MSM, standing for men who have sex with men. This term is often used in public health discourse.[70][71]
* 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]
* WSW, standing for women who have sex with women.[70][75][76]

## Sex and gender focused acronyms

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* 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]
* GNC, standing for gender non-conforming.[91][92]
* 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]
* TGNC, standing for trans and gender nonconforming.[5]
* VSC, standing for variations in sex characteristics. An alternative acronym to describe intersex variations.[80]
* XtX, XtF, XtM,[105] FtX, MtX,[106] FtF, or MtM,[107] alternative terms that are used in place of FtM or MtF[108]

## Other related acronyms

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* 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]
* QPOC, standing for queer people of color.[121]
* QSA, meaning queer-straight alliance.[122][123]
* QTPOC/QTIPOC, standing for queer and trans people of color or queer, trans, and intersex people of color.[5][124]
* QTWOC, standing queer and trans women of color.[125]

## See also

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* Lists of acronyms
* LGBT slang

## Notes

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1. ^ Notability is established with a reliable source.

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