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LGBTQ+ community

LGBTQ+ community

3.0
A group of people with different sexual and gender identities like lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
  • noun
  • /ˌɛlˌdʒiˌbiˌtiˈkjuː plʌs kəˈmjunɪti/
translation icon : comunidad LGBTQ+
  • Many members of the LGBTQ+ community celebrated the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage.

Examples

  • Healthcare providers are working to address the unique needs of the LGBTQ+ community.

  • Many organizations work tirelessly to support the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.

  • The festival aims to provide a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community to express themselves freely.

  • The LGBTQ+ community celebrated Pride Month with parades.

  • Is the LGBTQ+ community growing in your city?

  • During Pride Month, various events are held to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and promote equality.

  • The LGBTQ+ community has made significant strides in achieving legal rights over the past decade.

Synonyms

LGBT
vsLGBTQ+ community
77 3.5

A group of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender

is broader because it names queer and other minority identities beyond these four
LGBTQIA
vsLGBTQ+ community
1 5.8

People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or asexual

is slightly broader by also implying other non-normative identities beyond those listed
LGBTQ
vsLGBTQ+ community
1 3.5

A group of people who are not straight or whose gender is different from their sex at birth

is more explicitly inclusive of specific minority labels and additional identities
LGBTQIA+
vsLGBTQ+ community
4.6

A community of people with different sexual or gender identities, for example lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual

is the broader inclusive term listing many sexual and gender minority groups

How Inclusive

LGBTQ+ community
3.0
LGBTQ
1 3.5
LGBT
77 3.5
LGB
2 4.8

Surface Forms

LGBTQ+ community singular
LGBTQ+ communities plural

Morphology

LGBTQ+ + community

The meaning is directly compositional: 'LGBTQ+' names a set of sexual/gender minority identities and 'community' denotes a collective group, so 'LGBTQ+ community' straightforwardly means the group of LGBTQ+ people. This is a productive, cross-linguistically common noun + community pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

LGBTQ+ community started as a short name made from letters: L, G, B, T, Q and the symbol +, with each letter for a group and the + showing others not named. This letter image brings those groups together, so the phrase means 'the group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other people who are not straight or who have different gender identities'.