LGBT community

Queer collective identity

The LGBT community refers collectively to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, along with the social networks, organizations, and culture that connect them.

The term emphasizes shared identity and solidarity: The LGBT community celebrated the court ruling.

Variants include LGBTQ (adding queer or questioning) and LGBTQIA+ (adding intersex, asexual, and others).

Sometimes called the queer community or simply the community among members.

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marriage equality · same-sex marriage · voguing · intersectionality · ballroom culture · equality · trans rights · queer · queer cinema · transgender · nonbinary · Stonewall · two-spirit · drag · drag queen · bisexual · HIV/AIDS awareness · conversion therapy

Opposites
sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT communityheterosexuals

Opposite-sex attracted people

social/political stance toward gender and sexuality norms

LGBT communityreligious right

Faith-based political movement

social conservatives · Christian right · traditionalists

cultural visibility and identity politics

LGBT communitydominant culture

Society's prevailing belief system

Family

LGBT, community, communities, communal, communally, commune, communes, communing, communed

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