Claim: LGBT is an acronym.
Evidence: LGBT , or GLBT , is an initialism that stands for lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender.
An acronym is a word or name formed as an abbreviation from the initial components in a phrase or a word , usually individual letters -LRB- as in NATO or laser -RRB- and sometimes syllables -LRB- as in Benelux -RRB-.