Meanings
nounsexual minority (countable and uncountable, plural sexual minorities)
plural sexual minorities
- countableA (member of a) group outside of the mainstream of accepted sexual expression or orientation in a given culture. (Also used attributively.)
Many U.S. states do not protect any sexual minority from discrimination or retribution.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 性少數 /性少数
- 性少數 /性少数 (xìngshǎoshù)those outside mainstream sexual expression
Finnish sukupuolivähemmistö
- sukupuolivähemmistöthose outside mainstream sexual expression
French minorité sexuelle
- minorité sexuellethose outside mainstream sexual expression
German sexuelle Minderheit
- sexuelle Minderheitthose outside mainstream sexual expression
Japanese 性的少数派, セクシュアル・マイノリティ
- 性的少数派 (seiteki shōsūha)those outside mainstream sexual expression
- セクシュアル・マイノリティ (sekushuaru-mainoriti)those outside mainstream sexual expression
Korean 성소수자
- 성소수자 (seongsosuja)those outside mainstream sexual expression
Polish mniejszość seksualna
- mniejszość seksualnathose outside mainstream sexual expression
Portuguese minoria sexual
- minoria sexualthose outside mainstream sexual expression
Russian сексуа́льное меньшинство́, секс-меньшинство́
- сексуа́льное меньшинство́ (sɛksuálʹnoje menʹšinstvó)those outside mainstream sexual expression
- секс-меньшинство́ (sɛks-menʹšinstvó)those outside mainstream sexual expression
- секс-меньши́нство (sɛks-menʹšínstvo)those outside mainstream sexual expression
Spanish minoría sexual
- minoría sexualthose outside mainstream sexual expression
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APA
sexual minority. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20minority
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“sexual minority.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20minority. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sexual minority,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20minority.
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