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.[5][6]
HBTQ, standing for homosexual, bisexual, transgender, and queer.[7] More common in Swedish.[8][9]
SOGIE, standing for sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.[55]
SOGIESC, standing for sexual orientation, gender identity and (gender) expression, and sex characteristics.[59][60]
SSOGIE, standing for sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.[55]
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.[61]
NBLNB, slang for non-binary loving non-binary.[61]
SGA or SSA, same-gender attraction or same-sex attraction[64][65][66]
SGL, standing for same-gender loving. This term is used by some in the black community to avoid identity terms considered Eurocentric.[60][6]
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.[61]
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.[69][6][70]
AGAB/ASAB, standing for assigned gender at birth or assigned sex at birth.[71]
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.[69][6][70]
DSD, an abbreviation to describe intersex variations. It can stand for either disorders of sex development or differences in sex development.[72] The former is considered pathologizing by some intersex people.[73]
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 These terms are considered outdated.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.[74][75]
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.[76]
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.[77][78][79][80]
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.[81][78]
NB, (sometimes said as enby) standing for non-binary, but can be confused for meaning non-Black[84][85]
PGP, standing for preferred gender pronouns.[86] 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.[86]
PTP, standing for person with a transgender parent.[6]
T4T, standing for trans for trans. It is used by transgender people desiring romantic, sexual, intimate or emotional partnership with other transgender people.[87][88]
TGD, standing for transgender and gender diverse.[89][90][91]
TGE, standing for transgender and gender expansive[92][93]
TGI, standing for transgender, gender diverse, and intersex.[94] The term is also inclusive of people who identify as transsexual.[95]
VSC, standing for variations in sex characteristics. An alternative acronym to describe intersex variations.[72]
XtX, XtF, XtM,[96] FtX, MtX,[97] FtF, or MtM,[98] alternative terms that are used in place of FtM or MtF[99]
Other related acronyms
GSA, standing for gay-straight alliance or genders and sexualities alliance.[100]
GLA, standing for gay and lesbian alliance[101][102]
GLOW, standing for gay, lesbian, or whatever[103][104]
SAGA, meaning Sexuality And Gender Acceptance[105]/Awareness[106]/Alliance[107]/Association[108] – 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.[109] These relationships can mix elements platonic, romantic, and sexual relationships depending on the wants of the people involved.[110] Asexual and aromantic people may engage in QPRs due to their unique experiences and ways of understanding and structuring relationships.[111][109]
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