Meanings
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer/questioning, intersex, allied/asexual/aromantic/agender, etc..
They also teach workshops on creating safer spaces for LGBTQIA+ communities and on something called radical sex positivity.
2022 August 30, “The sex ed most queer students never got”, in Life Kit, spoken by Lili Quiroz, via NPR1 more example
The quartet will be joined by a plethora of LGBTQIA+ icons and allies, from The X Factor champion Alexandra Burke to ‘Shoulda Woulda Coulda’ icon Beverley Knight and Big Brother co-host AJ Odudu.
2024 September 12, Sam Damshenas, “‘A new direction for the franchise’: Drag Race UK stars on “mind-blowing” season 6”, in Gay TimesSynonyms: LGBTIQA+
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
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.
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LGBTQIA+. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LGBTQIA%2B
“LGBTQIA+.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LGBTQIA%2B. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “LGBTQIA+,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LGBTQIA%2B.
Source: LGBTQIA+ on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.