# List of LGBTQ acronyms

This page lists common and notable acronyms that refer to or include the LGBTQ community or part of it.

## LGBTQ and related variations

* 2SLGBTQI+, standing for two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and plus.
* GBT or GBTQ, referring to gay, bisexual, transgender, and, sometimes, queer men.
* GLBT, standing for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. It was the commonly used acronym prior to the 1980s. Due to the AIDS crisis, the L was placed first to honor the lesbians who provided care and donated blood when healthcare workers refused to help.
* HBTQ, standing for homosexual, bisexual, transgender, and queer. More common in Swedish.
* ITNB+, standing for intersex, trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people. More common in Portugal to address non-cisgender non-endosex issues.
* LBT or LBTQ, referring to lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and, sometimes, queer women.
* LGB, referring to lesbian, gay, and bisexual members of the community, recently adopted by groups opposing transgender rights
* LGBPA+, with P and A standing for pansexual, panromantic, asexual, and aromantic, usually referring to cisgender people within the community.
* LGBQ, referring to non-heterosexual and non-heteroromantic orientations
* LGBT, standing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
* LGBT+, with the plus sign including identities and experiences from groups not listed in the acronym
* LGBTA, with A standing for asexuality, aromanticism, or agender. Sometimes it mistakenly has been used for allies as a form of aspec erasure.
* LGBTH, with H for HIV+
* LGBTI, with I standing for intersex
* LGBTIH, with H for hijra
* LGBTQ, with Q standing for queer or questioning
* LGBTQI, LGBTIQ, LGBTQI+, or LGBTIQ+, adding Q, I, and, sometimes, plus sign
* LGBTQIA or LGBTQIA+, adding Q, I, A, and sometimes, plus sign
* LGBTQIAP+, with P standing for pansexuality, panromantic, or polysexual
* LGBTQIAPD+, with D for demisexual and demiromantic
* LGBTQIAPK+, with K standing for kink
* LGBTQIAPN+, with N standing for non-binary
* LGBTQQICAPF2K+, with C, F, and K standing, respectively, for "curious", "friends and family", and "kink"
* LGBTTQQFAGPBDSM or LGBTTQQPFAGIBDSM, with F, G, and P, standing for flexual, genderfuck, or polyamorous, ending with BDSM (bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism)
* LGBTTT or LGBTTTIQ, with TTT standing for transgender, transvestite (or travesti), and transsexual
* LGT or GLT, referring to monosexual or monoromantic LGBT people
* QUILTBAG, with U standing for undefined, unlabeled, or unsure
* TQI+, QTI+, or QIT+, meaning queer, trans, or intersex, and other groups.

## Alternative acronyms for LGBTQ

* GSRD, GSD, GSM, or GSRM, meaning gender, sexual, and romantic diversity or minority
* MOGAI or MOGII, for marginalized orientations, gender alignments or identities, and intersex
* SGM, standing for sexual and gender minorities.
* SGMY, for sexual and gender minority youth.
* SOGI, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity.
* SOGIE, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
* SOGIESC, standing for sexual orientation, gender identity and (gender) expression, and sex characteristics.
* SSOGIE, standing for sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

## Acronyms for same gender attraction

* MLM, slang for men loving men. Includes gay, bisexual, and pansexual men and attraction that is either sexual or romantic. It is sometimes used by non-binary people or used to refer to attraction to men and non-binary people.
* MSM, standing for men who have sex with men. This term is often used in public health discourse.
* NBLNB, slang for non-binary loving non-binary.
* SGA or SSA, same-gender attraction or same-sex attraction
* SGL, standing for same-gender loving. This term is used by some in the black community to avoid identity terms considered Eurocentric.
* WLW, slang for women loving women. Similar to MLM, it includes bisexual women, pansexual women and lesbians and can be used by or to include non-binary people. It can refer to romantic or sexual attraction.
* WSW, standing for women who have sex with women.

## Sex and gender focused acronyms

* AFAB, standing for assigned female at birth; this refers to someone whose sex assigned at birth was female but who may or may not identify as the female gender.
* AGAB/ASAB, standing for assigned gender at birth or assigned sex at birth.
* AMAB, standing for assigned male at birth. Similar to AFAB, it describes some whose sex assigned at birth was male but who may or may not identify as the male gender.
* DSD, an abbreviation to describe intersex variations. It can stand for either disorders of sex development or differences in sex development. The former is considered pathologizing by some intersex people.
* FLINTA*, a German acronym standing for frauen (women), lesben (lesbian), intersexuelle (intersex), nicht-binäre (non-binary), transgender and agender. The asterisk stands other groups not represented by the other letters. The acronym refers broadly to groups other than cisgender endosex men.
* FTM or MTF, standing for female-to-male and male-to-female respectively. These terms are considered outdated. The more generally accepted term for FTM is transgender man or trans man; the more accepted term for MTF is transgender woman or trans woman.
* FFS, standing for facial feminization surgery. It is a gender-affirming treatment using a series of plastic surgeries to make the face appear more feminine.
* GAC, standing for gender-affirming care. This is a form of healthcare that supports transgender people through medical, non-medical, hormonal, surgical, social, and mental health services.
* GAHT, standing for gender-affirming hormone therapy. This involves the use of hormones to align one's physical appearance closer to the gender they identify as.
* GNC, standing for gender non-conforming.
* NB, (sometimes said as enby) standing for non-binary, but can be confused for meaning non-Black
* PGP, standing for preferred gender pronouns. This acronym has been shifted away from by some who prefer to just use the word "pronouns" due to the implication of one's pronouns being just a preference.
* PTP, standing for person with a transgender parent.
* T4T, standing for trans for trans. It is used by transgender people desiring romantic, sexual, intimate or emotional partnership with other transgender people.
* TGD, standing for transgender and gender diverse.
* TGE, standing for transgender and gender expansive
* TGI, standing for transgender, gender diverse, and intersex. The term is also inclusive of people who identify as transsexual.
* TGNC, standing for trans and gender nonconforming.
* VSC, standing for variations in sex characteristics. An alternative acronym to describe intersex variations.
* XtX, XtF, XtM, FtX, MtX, FtF, or MtM, alternative terms that are used in place of FtM or MtF

## Other related acronyms

* GSA, standing for gay-straight alliance or genders and sexualities alliance.
* GLA, standing for gay and lesbian alliance
* GLOW, standing for gay, lesbian, or whatever
* SAGA, meaning Sexuality And Gender Acceptance/Awareness/Alliance/Association – unspecific general term, used as an alternative to both LGBT and GSA
* QPR, standing for queerplatonic relationship, is a relationship that is not solely romantic or platonic. These relationships can mix elements platonic, romantic, and sexual relationships depending on the wants of the people involved. Asexual and aromantic people may engage in QPRs due to their unique experiences and ways of understanding and structuring relationships.
* QPOC, standing for queer people of color.
* QSA, meaning queer-straight alliance.
* QTPOC/QTIPOC, standing for queer and trans people of color or queer, trans, and intersex people of color.
* QTWOC, standing queer and trans women of color.