LGBT is an
initialism that stands for "
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual, and
transgender". It may refer to anyone who is
non-heterosexual,
non-heteroromantic, or non-
cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. The variant LGBTQ adds a Q for those who identify as
queer (which can be
synonymous with LGBT) or are
questioning their sexual or
gender identity, while LGBTQ+ adds a
plus sign for "those who are part of the community, but for whom LGBTQ does not accurately capture or reflect their identity". Many further variations of the acronym exist, such as LGBT+ (simplified to encompass the Q concept within the plus sign), LGBTQIA+ (adding
intersex,
asexual,
aromantic and
agender), and 2SLGBTQ+ (adding
two-spirit for a term specific to
Indigenous North Americans). The LGBT label is not universally agreed to by everyone that it is generally intended to include. The variations GLBT and GLBTQ rearrange the letters in the acronym. In use since the late 1980s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an
umbrella term for marginalized
sexualities and gender identities.
The earlier initialism LGB began to replace the term gay (or gay and lesbian) in the late 1980s to reference
the broader community. When not inclusive of transgender people, the shorter LGB is still used. (Full article...)
The loud bikes and presence remain at the front of the parade for security and logistical reasons, and a celebrated place of honor today as a symbol of LGBT pride, defiance, liberation and empowerment. The contingents are fiercely independent and self-reliant in the
DIY and
feminist traditions and have been studied as a social phenomenon as a "complex, multilayered form of consumption-related cultural resistance that raises awareness of social injustice and discursively informs social meanings in everyday life outside the festivals." (Full article...)
Shinjiro Atae (與 真司郎, Atae Shinjirō, born November 26, 1988) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and model. He debuted as a member of the co-ed group
AAA in 2005. Early on in his career, Atae starred in television and film projects including the live-action adaptations of Psychic Detective Yakumo, Delicious Gakuin, Teiō, Guardian Angel, and Ramune.
In 2016, Atae released music solo, beginning with the song "Reunited", and later released his first solo album, This Is Who I Am, as a limited release in 2018. He is also an exclusive model in the magazines Junon and Duet. (Full article...)
What are you trying to protect heterosexual marriages from? There isn't a limited amount of love in Iowa. It isn't a non-renewable resource. If Amy and Barbara or Mike and Steve love each other, it doesn't mean that John and Mary can't.
...the first edition of Patience and Sarah, winner of the 1971
Stonewall Book Award, was self-published and all copies sold by the author after six publishers rejected it for not being marketable?
...that openly-gay actor Robert La Tourneaux considered his role as the gay hustler in the 1970 film The Boys in the Band to be the "kiss of death" for his career?
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