Meanings
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual plus; the "plus" is inclusive of other groups, such as asexual, intersex, queer, questioning, etc.
Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage in May and more than 2,000 same sex couples have since wed, prompting a rush of commercial surrogacy agencies to head to Taiwan to help more LGBT+ couples seeking to start families.
2019 December 22, Rik Glauert, “FEATURE -Taiwan emerges as new market for LGBT+ surrogacy after gay marriage law”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 08 May 2022, Non-cyclical Consumer Goods
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe community of people who have a non-normative gender and/or sexual identity, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or asexual
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
LGBT+. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LGBT%2B
“LGBT+.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LGBT%2B. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “LGBT+,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LGBT%2B.
Source: LGBT+ on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.