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social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > gender and family > lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender

Preferred term

lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender  

Definition(s)

  • The phrase lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) refers to members of a community of people marginalized by sexuality and gender. The acronym LGBT itself owes its existence to decades of identity politics and organizing. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZHD98DHP-6

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