Although the LGBT community has seen much controversy regarding universal acceptance of different member groups (bisexual and transgender individuals, in particular, have sometimes been marginalized by the larger LGBT community), the term LGBT has been a positive symbol of inclusion.
Meskipun komunitas LGBT menuai kontroversi mengenai penerimaan universal atau kelompok anggota yang berbeda (biseksual dan transgender kadang-kadang dipinggirkan oleh komunitas LGBT), istilah ini dipandang positif.