Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lgbto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lgbto
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being a gender or sexual minority, or relating to these classes of people.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I might point to Canada where limitations on free publication promoted by certain feminists have empowered the police to stage raid after raid on LGBTO bookstores."
"However, the use of "non-heterosexual" and "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Others (LGBTO)," the mixed genders of the group, and the ambiguous "motss" label, contribute toward a queer formation."
"Established to continue the work of mindful inclusivity for all students identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and others (LGBTO). FLAVOR seeks to further the work of promoting social justice and educational activities that address wellness, community advocacy and mutual personal advancement of the LGBTO student body."

Etymology

Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, and other. Used mostly on Usenet communities such as soc.motss. Expansion of earlier LGBO to explicitly include trans identities.

Usage

Archaic

Synonyms

LGBT LGBT+ LGBTQ

Questions

What does lgbto mean?: Being a gender or sexual minority, or relating to these classes of people.
Where does lgbto come from?: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, and other. Used mostly on Usenet communities such as soc.motss. Expansion of earlier LGBO to explicitly include trans identities.

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