gay-straight alliance

noun

A school- or community-based organization intended to provide a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth, as well as their straight supporters.

Meanings

noungay-straight alliance (plural gay-straight alliances)

plural gay-straight alliances

  1. A school- or community-based organization intended to provide a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth, as well as their straight supporters.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 同志與非同志聯盟 /同志与非同志联盟
  • 同志與非同志聯盟 /同志与非同志联盟 (tóngzhì yǔ fēi tóngzhì liánméng)school or community based organization that provides an environment for LGBTQ youth
Finnish homo-hetero allianssi
  • homo-hetero allianssischool or community based organization that provides an environment for LGBTQ youth
French alliance gay-hétéro
  • alliance gay-hétéroschool or community based organization that provides an environment for LGBTQ youth
Spanish alianza gay-heterosexual
  • alianza gay-heterosexualschool or community based organization that provides an environment for LGBTQ youth
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APA

gay-straight alliance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay-straight%20alliance

MLA

“gay-straight alliance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay-straight%20alliance. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gay-straight alliance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gay-straight%20alliance.

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