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  • abbreviation gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender

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  • initialism Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender/Transexual.

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Examples

  • 9 There is much talk about the “T” being silent in the term GLBT, what issues do you feel are specifically being ignored and how is the erasure of the trans community being justified?

    Archive 2009-03-01 Renee 2009

  • 9 There is much talk about the “T” being silent in the term GLBT, what issues do you feel are specifically being ignored and how is the erasure of the trans community being justified?

    International WOC Day: Monica Speaks Renee 2009

  • Through my reading I have learned, that just because someone identifies as GLBT, does not necessarily make them politically left or considerate of all bodies.

    Multiple Sites Of Oppression: The Myopia Of The GLBT Community Renee 2009

  • Through my reading I have learned, that just because someone identifies as GLBT, does not necessarily make them politically left or considerate of all bodies.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Renee 2009

  • Of problems the district has faced in recent years, the most wrenching were a number of student suicides from late 2009 into 2011; some of the students had been bullied and some were identified as GLBT by friends and family or were perceived to be GLBT.

    www.startribune.com 2012

  • It has now become known as the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) "community."

    Accuracy In Media 2010

  • To state that the island nation is inhospitable to those that identify as GLBT is an understatement.

    Is Boycotting Jamaica The Solution For GLBT People? Renee 2009

  • To state that the island nation is inhospitable to those that identify as GLBT is an understatement.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Renee 2009

  • R&R is using the findings from its research into the gay and lesbian market - also known as the GLBT market, including bisexuals and transgendered people - "to guide our other clients toward this intensely loyal consumer," Mary Ann Mele, chief brand officer at the agency, said in an e-mail message.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • What I don't understand is how they think the policy effects them since they are not forced to call a GLBT individual in a relationship.

    Gay/Lesbian Forum 2010

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