LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to the "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" community. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the community in question felt did not accurately represent all those to whom it referred. The initialism has become mainstream as a self-designation...
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Organizations in this sector:
- Transgender Law Center ,
- International Foundation for Gender Education ,
- Press for Change ,
- Audre Lorde Project ,
- GenderPAC ,
- Gender Spectrum ,
- Intersex Society of North America ,
- Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition ,
- National Center for Transgender Equality ,
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force