pro-LGBT
Backing rainbow community
Pro-LGBT means supportive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their rights.
The term appears in political and social contexts: pro-LGBT legislation, a pro-LGBT stance on marriage equality.
Sometimes expanded to pro-LGBTQ or pro-LGBTQ+ to include additional identities.
The opposite is anti-LGBT.
Same legal wedlock for all
- same-sex marriageWedlock between like genders
- nondiscriminationEqual treatment regardless of identity
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- hate crime lawsLegislation penalizing prejudice-motivated offenses
employment protection · adoption rights · anti-discrimination · legal recognition · civil union · domestic partnership · Title VII · bathroom bills
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- equalitySame status for all
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- allySupportive partner
- rainbowRefracted light arc
march · protest · campaign · PFLAG · GLAAD · demonstration · solidarity · visibility
Consent to receive
- inclusionBeing made part
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- supportTo uphold or sustain
welcoming · safe space · open-minded · progressive · diversity · respect · understanding · celebration
Declaring something true
- reconcilingResolving a dispute
- EpiscopalU.S. Anglican denomination
- UnitarianTrinity-rejecting Christian
- Reform JudaismProgressive Jewish religious movement
interfaith · blessing · ordained · clergy · denomination · theology
State of varied elements
- inclusionBeing made part
- workplace equalityFair treatment at work
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- rainbow capitalismProfiting from queer imagery
marriage equality
Same legal wedlock for all
- same-sex marriageWedlock between like genders
- nondiscriminationEqual treatment regardless of identity
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
hate crime laws · employment protection · adoption rights · anti-discrimination · legal recognition · civil union · domestic partnership · Title VII · bathroom bills · conversion therapy ban
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
rainbow · march · protest · campaign · PFLAG · GLAAD · demonstration · solidarity · visibility · liberation
acceptance
Consent to receive
- inclusionBeing made part
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
support · welcoming · safe space · open-minded · progressive · diversity · respect · understanding · celebration · validation
affirming
Declaring something true
- reconcilingResolving a dispute
- EpiscopalU.S. Anglican denomination
- UnitarianTrinity-rejecting Christian
Reform Judaism · interfaith · blessing · ordained · clergy · denomination · theology
diversity
State of varied elements
- inclusionBeing made part
- workplace equalityFair treatment at work
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
pro-LGBTanti-LGBT
Opposing queer identities
homophobic · anti-gay · transphobic · heterosexist · queerphobic
pro-LGBTtraditionalist
Adherent to established customs
social conservative · fundamentalist · reactionary · religious right · regressive