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LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ rights

3.5
Legal protection and equal treatment for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer
  • noun
translation icon : derechos LGBTQ+
  • Legal recognition of same-sex marriage is seen as a significant achievement in LGBTQ+ rights.

Examples

  • The debate on LGBTQ+ rights has played a prominent role in recent elections.

  • Many activists are working to advance LGBTQ+ rights around the world.

  • Many activists fight for LGBTQ+ rights every day.

  • The government has made progress on LGBTQ+ rights recently.

  • Legal recognition of same-sex marriage is viewed as a major progress in LGBTQ+ rights.

  • Activists around the globe are pushing for better protections of LGBTQ+ rights.

  • Education on LGBTQ+ rights is crucial for fostering acceptance and equality.

Synonyms

gay rights
vsLGBTQ+ rights
38 2.7

Laws and protections that give people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender equal legal treatment

lists specific groups by name to show explicit inclusion

How Protected

protection
974 1.0
LGBTQ+ rights
3.5
equality
293 2.2

Surface Forms

LGBTQ+ rights singular
LGBTQ+ rights plural

Morphology

LGBTQ+ + right

The phrase is transparently compositional: 'LGBTQ+' denotes a group (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, etc.) and 'rights' denotes legal or moral entitlements, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'rights for LGBTQ+ people'. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, and similar constructions (group + rights) are common cross-linguistically, making the meaning straightforward for B1 learners.

Etymology

LGBTQ+ rights comes from the letters L, G, B, T, Q and the + sign, which activists used as a simple name for people who stood together to ask for fair treatment. So today LGBTQ+ rights means 'equal treatment and protection' for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other people.