LGBT

LGBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the term is an adaptation of the initialism LGB, which was used to replace the term gay in reference to the LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s.

The initialism LGBT is intended to emphasize a diversity of sexuality and gender identity-based cultures. It may be used to refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. To recognize this inclusion, a popular variant adds the letter Q for those w
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We Used to Live Here
Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous
Private Rites
Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)
Running Close to the Wind
Little Rot
The Stars Too Fondly
Sleep Like Death
The Hunter's Gambit
Rakesfall
Four Eids and a Funeral
Wish You Weren't Here
You're Safe Here
Cuckoo
Looking for a Sign
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