LGBTQとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

LGBTQ+ (not comparable)

1. Initialism of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer/Questioning plus; the "plus" is inclusive of other groups, such as asexual, intersex, etc.
   • 2020 October, “Homeland Threat Assessment”, in Department of Homeland Security‎, page 18:

     WSEs have demonstrated longstanding intent to target racial and religious minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, politicians, and those they believe promote multi-culturalism and globalization at the expense of the WSE identity.

   • 2022 August 5, Claire Woodcock, “This Town Voted To Defund its Public Library After it Included LGBTQ+ Books”, in Vice.com‎, archived from the original on 11 December 2022:

     Jamestown Township isn’t the first library to have its operations disrupted in this way. Libraries across the country have recently become a culture war battleground, facing an unprecedented number of book challenges and bans from conservative and far-right extremist groups opposed to the inclusion of LGBTQ+ authors, staff, and events. Last month, a public library in Iowa was forced to close temporarily after all full-time employees quit. The exodus came after months of complaints from conservative residents, who criticized the display of LGBTQ+ books and complained of gender non-conforming library workers "cross-dressing."

   • 2025 October 14, Lauren Cochrane, “Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter slams company as Riyadh fashion week deal announced”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Cora Corré, the co-founder of the Vivienne Foundation, said that, by contrast, the legacy charity started by her grandmother before her death in 2022 will launch a range of T-shirts this week with proceeds going in part to LGBTQ+ charities.