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The LGBT acronym is sometimes written as LGB, intentionally not including transgender people as part of this group. This can be accurate for resources and groups are only about sexual orientation, not gender identity. LGBT is also sometimes written in a different order: GLBT. | The LGBT acronym is sometimes written as LGB, intentionally not including transgender people as part of this group. This can be accurate for resources and groups are only about sexual orientation, not gender identity. LGBT is also sometimes written in a different order: GLBT. | ||
Since the use of the term LGBT became widespread, other minorities have been accepted into the community and added to the end of LGBT acronym in various combinations. These include: [[Intersex]], Pansexual, [[Asexual]], Queer, Questioning, and others. This results in a variety of acronyms, such as LGBTQ, LGBTIQAP, and LGBTQQAP. Since the string of letters can get very long, some writers just imply them by writing a plus sign on the end, such as LGBT+, or LGBTQQAP+. If an A is added to any form of the LGBT acronym in any way, it's important to understand that this A stands for asexuals, not allies. This is because allies are supporters of gender and sexuality minorities, rather than members of that minority. Because the ever longer acronym can become cumbersome to say, some propose rearranging the letters into QUILTBAG (queer/questioning, undecided, intersex, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, asexual, gay). | Since the use of the term LGBT became widespread, other minorities have been accepted into the community and added to the end of LGBT acronym in various combinations. These include: [[Intersex]], Pansexual, [[Asexual]], Queer, Questioning, and others. This results in a variety of acronyms, such as LGBTQ, LGBTIQAP, and LGBTQQAP. Since the string of letters can get very long, some writers just imply them by writing a plus sign on the end, such as LGBT+, or LGBTQQAP+. If an A is added to any form of the LGBT acronym in any way, it's important to understand that this A stands for asexuals and/or aromantics, not allies. This is because allies are supporters of gender and sexuality minorities, rather than members of that minority. Because the ever longer acronym can become cumbersome to say, some propose rearranging the letters into QUILTBAG (queer/questioning, undecided, intersex, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, asexual, gay). | ||
Others propose an entirely different acronym that summarizes the commonalities of LGBT+ identities, rather than listing them, such as: | Others propose an entirely different acronym that summarizes the commonalities of LGBT+ identities, rather than listing them, such as: | ||