List of LGBT acronyms

This page lists common and notable acronyms that refer to or include the LGBT community or part of it.

LGBT and related variations

 * 2SLGBTQI+, standing for two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex.
 * GBT, referring to gay, bisexual, and transgender men


 * 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.
 * LBT, referring to LGBT women
 * LGB, referring to LGBT sexual orientations, recently adopted by groups opposing transgender rights
 * LGBT, standing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender
 * LGBT+, with the plus sign including identities and experiences from groups not previously named
 * LGBTA, with A standing for asexuality, aromanticism, or agender. Sometimes it mistakenly has been used for allies as a form of aspec erasure.
 * LGBTH, with H for HIV+
 * LGBTI, with I standing for intersex
 * LGBTIH, with H for hijra
 * LGBTQ, with Q standing for queer or questioning
 * LGBTQI, LGBTIQ, LGBTQI+, or LGBTIQ+, adding Q, I, and, sometimes, plus sign
 * LGBTQIA or LGBTQIA+, adding Q, I, A, and, sometimes, plus sign
 * LGBTQIAP+, with P standing for pansexuality
 * LGBTQIAPD+, with D for demisexual and demiromantic
 * LGBTQIAPK+, with K standing for kink
 * LGBTQIAPN+, with N standing for non-binary
 * LGBTQQICAPF2K+, with C, F, and K standing, respectively, for "curious", "friends and family", and "kink"
 * LGBTTT or LGBTTTIQ, with TTT standing for transgender, transvestite, and transsexual
 * LGT or GLT, referring to monosexual or monoromantic LGBT people
 * QUILTBAG, with U standing for undefined, unlabeled, or unsure

Alternative acronyms for LGBT

 * GSRD, GSD, GSM, or GSRM, meaning gender, sexual, and romantic diversity or minority
 * MOGAI or MOGII, for marginalized orientations, gender alignments or identities, and intersex
 * SGM, standing for sexual and gender minorities.
 * SGMY, for sexual and gender minority youth.
 * SOGI, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity.
 * SOGIE, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
 * SOGIESC, standing for sexual orientation, gender identity and (gender) expression, and sex characteristics.
 * SSOGIE, standing for sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Acronyms for same gender attraction

 * 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.
 * MSM, standing for men who have sex with men. This term is often used in public health discourse.
 * NBLNB, slang for non-binary loving non-binary.
 * SGL, standing for same-gender loving. This term is used by some in the black community to avoid identity terms considered Eurocentric.
 * 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.
 * WSW, standing for women who have sex with women.

Sex and gender focused acronyms

 * 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.
 * AGAB/ASAB, standing for assigned gender at birth or assigned sex at birth.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * NB, (sometimes said as enby) standing for non-binary, but can be confused for meaning non-Black
 * PTP, standing for person with a transgender parent.
 * T4T, standing for trans for trans. It is used by transgender people desiring romantic, sexual, intimate or emotional partnership with other transgender people.
 * TGD, standing for transgender and gender diverse.
 * TGE, standing for transgender and gender expansive
 * TGNC, standing for trans and gender nonconforming.

Other related acronyms

 * GSA, standing for gay-straight alliance or genders and sexualities alliance.
 * GLA, standing for gay and lesbian alliance
 * GLOW, standing for gay, lesbian, or whatever
 * SAGA, meaning Sexuality And Gender Acceptance /Awareness /Alliance /Association – 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. These relationships can mix elements platonic, romantic, and sexual relationships depending on the wants of the people involved. Asexual and aromantic people may engage in QPRs due to their unique experiences and ways of understanding and structuring relationships.
 * QPOC, standing for queer people of color.
 * QTPOC, standing for queer and trans people of color.
 * QTWOC, standing queer and trans women of color.