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 {{popular tag|LGBT}}
-The initialism '''LGBT''' (or '''GLBT''') is used to refer collectively to [[lesbian|'''L'''esbian]], [[gay|'''G'''ay]], [[bisexuality|'''B'''isexual]], and [[transgender|'''T'''ransgender]] people. The acronym is an adaptation of the initialism LGB. While still controversial (see [[LGBT#Controversy|Controversy]] below), it is considered less controversial than the terms ''[[queer]]'' or ''lesbigay'' and is more comprehensive than ''[[homosexual]]'' or simply ''[[gay]]''. The initialism '''GLBT''' is sometimes used in the [[United States]] and commonly in [[Australia]], but to a lesser extent elsewhere.
+The initialism '''LGBT''' (or '''GLBT''') is used to refer collectively to [[lesbian|'''L'''esbian]], [[gay|'''G'''ay]], [[bisexuality|'''B'''isexual]], and [[transgender|'''T'''ransgender]] people. The acronym is an adaptation of the initialism LGB. While still controversial (see [[LGBT#Controversy|Controversy]] below), it is considered less controversial than the terms ''[[queer]]'' or ''lesbigay'' and is more comprehensive than ''[[homosexual]]'' or simply ''[[gay]]''. The initialism '''GLBT''' is sometimes used in the [[United States]] and commonly in [[Australia]] and [[Brazil]], but to a lesser extent elsewhere.
 Many variants exist. The most commonly used involve adding a '''''Q''''' for ''[[queer]]'' or ''[[questioning]]'' (some variants, in fact, use ''two'' Qs to represent ''both'' of these groups), an '''''A''''' for [[asexual]] or allies (and sometimes ''''S'''' for ''[[straight ally]]''), an '''''I''''' for ''[[intersex]]'', or a '''''P''''' for ''[[pansexual]]'' or ''[[polyamory|polyamorous]]''. Some even add an '''''O''''' for ''[[omnisexual]]'' or ''other''.
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 ===Bisexual===
-Bisexual refers to persons who are attracted to more than just one gender. While traditionally bisexuality has been defined as 'an attraction to both males and females', it commonly encompasses [[Pansexuality]], 'an attraction where the gender of the partner is of little or no relevance' (i.e. to male, female, and [[transgender|any other gender identity]]).  Bisexuality covers anywhere between the sexual orientations of [[asexuality]], homosexuality, and heterosexuality.
+Bisexual refers to persons who are attracted to more than just one gender. While traditionally bisexuality has been defined as 'an attraction to both males and females', it commonly encompasses [[pansexuality]], 'an attraction where the gender of the partner is of little or no relevance' (i.e. to male, female, and [[transgender|any other gender identity]]). Bisexuality covers anywhere between the sexual orientations of [[asexuality]], homosexuality, and heterosexuality.
 ===Transgender===
-Transgender is generally used as a catch-all [[umbrella term]] for a variety of individuals, behaviours, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles as well as physical sexual reassignment therapies (which can be just hormonal or involve various degrees of surgical alteration). A common definition is "People who feel that the gender they were assigned (usually at birth) is a false or incomplete description of themselves." Included in this definition are a number of well known sub-categories such as [[transsexual]], [[transvestism|transvestite]] and sometimes [[genderqueer]]s. (See also [[cross-dressing]].)Like a man trapped in a woman's body or woman trapped in a man's body. A mistake at birth. Normally woman become dykes or butch, meaning more masculine, and men tend to be more femenine.
+Transgender is generally used as a catch-all [[umbrella term]] for a variety of individuals, behaviours, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles as well as physical sexual reassignment therapies (which can be just hormonal or involve various degrees of surgical alteration). A common definition is "people who feel that the gender they were assigned (usually at birth) is a false or incomplete description of themselves." Included in this definition are a number of well known sub-categories such as [[transsexual]] (albeit some postsurgical transsexuals prefer to not be identified as transgender but as their new assigned gender), [[transvestism|transvestite]] and sometimes [[genderqueer]]s (see also [[cross-dressing]]).
 ==History==
-Up until the [[sexual revolution]] of the [[1960s]] there were no widely known terms for describing the people in these groups other than the derogatory terms used by the [[heterosexual|straight]] community; [[third gender]], in use before the second world war, fell out of use after it. As people began organizing for their sexual rights they needed a term that would say who they were in a positive way. (Compare [[heteronormativity]])
+Up until the [[sexual revolution]] of the [[1960s]] there were no widely known terms for describing the people in these groups other than the derogatory terms used by the [[heterosexual|straight]] community; [[third gender]], in use before the second world war, fell out of use after it. As people began organizing for their sexual rights they needed a term that would say who they were in a positive way (compare [[heteronormativity]]).
-The first term used, ''[[homosexual]]'', carried too much negative baggage and was replaced by ''gay''. As lesbians forged their own identity, the term ''gay and lesbian'' became more common.  This was soon followed by bisexual and transgender people also asking for recognition as legitimate categories within the larger community.  However, after the initial euphoria of the beginnings of the [[Stonewall Rebellion]] wore off, starting in the late  1970s and early 1980s, there was a change in perception and some gay men and lesbian women were not very accepting of bisexual or transgender people, and disparaged them.
+The first term used, ''[[homosexual]]'', carried too much negative baggage and was replaced by ''gay''. As lesbians forged their own identity, the term ''gay and lesbian'' became more common.  This was soon followed by bisexual and transgender people also asking for recognition as legitimate categories within the larger community.  owever, after the initial euphoria of the beginnings of the [[Stonewall Rebellion]] wore off, starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was a change in perception and some gay men and lesbian women were not very accepting of bisexual or transgender people, and disparaged them.
 They accused transsexual people of as acting out [[stereotypes]]; and bisexual people of actually being gay men or lesbian women who were simply too afraid to "[[come out]]".
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 ==Controversy==
-The term ''LGBT'' is controversial. For example, some transgender and transsexual people do not like the term because they do not believe their cause is the same as that of LGB people; they may also object when an organization adds a ''T'' to their initialism or acronym when the level of service they actually offer to trans people is questionable. There are also LGB people who don't like the ''T'' for the same or similar reasons.
+The term ''LGBT'' is controversial. For example, some transgender and transsexual people do not like the term because they do not believe their cause is the same as that of LGB people; they may also object when an organization adds a ''T'' to their initialism or acronym when the level of service they actually offer to trans people is questionable. There are also LGB people who do not like the ''T'' for the same or similar reasons.
 Many people also believe that a sharp distinction should be drawn between [[sexual orientation]] and [[gender identity]]. ''GLB'' concerns the former; ''TTI'' concerns the latter.

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 Many variants exist. The most commonly used involve adding a '''''Q''''' for ''[[queer]]'' or ''[[questioning]]'' (some variants, in fact, use ''two'' Qs to represent ''both'' of these groups), an '''''A''''' for [[asexual]] or allies (and sometimes ''''S'''' for ''[[straight ally]]''), an '''''I''''' for ''[[intersex]]'', or a '''''P''''' for ''[[pansexual]]'' or ''[[polyamory|polyamorous]]''. Some even add an '''''O''''' for ''[[omnisexual]]'' or ''other''.
->==Meaning of each term==
+==Meaning of each term==
 Each term in the initialism is used to refer to members of the specific group and to the ''community'' ([[subculture]]) that surrounds them. This can include rights advocates, artists, authors, etc.
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 ===Transgender===
-Transgender is generally used as a catch-all [[umbrella term]] for a variety of individuals, behaviours, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles as well as physical sexual reassignment therapies (which can be just hormonal or involve various degrees of surgical alteration). A common definition is &quot;People who feel that the gender they were assigned (usually at birth) is a false or incomplete description of themselves.&quot; Included in this definition are a number of well known sub-categories such as [[transsexual]], [[transvestism|transvestite]] and sometimes [[genderqueer]]s. (See also [[cross-dressing]].)Like a man trapped in a woman's body or woman trapped in a man's body. A mistake at birth. Normally woman become dykes or butch, meaning more masculine, and men tend to be more femenine.
+Transgender is generally used as a catch-all [[umbrella term]] for a variety of individuals, behaviours, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles as well as physical sexual reassignment therapies (which can be just hormonal or involve various degrees of surgical alteration). A common definition is "People who feel that the gender they were assigned (usually at birth) is a false or incomplete description of themselves." Included in this definition are a number of well known sub-categories such as [[transsexual]], [[transvestism|transvestite]] and sometimes [[genderqueer]]s. (See also [[cross-dressing]].)Like a man trapped in a woman's body or woman trapped in a man's body. A mistake at birth. Normally woman become dykes or butch, meaning more masculine, and men tend to be more femenine.
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 Many variants exist. The most commonly used involve adding a '''''Q''''' for ''[[queer]]'' or ''[[questioning]]'' (some variants, in fact, use ''two'' Qs to represent ''both'' of these groups), an '''''A''''' for [[asexual]] or allies (and sometimes ''''S'''' for ''[[straight ally]]''), an '''''I''''' for ''[[intersex]]'', or a '''''P''''' for ''[[pansexual]]'' or ''[[polyamory|polyamorous]]''. Some even add an '''''O''''' for ''[[omnisexual]]'' or ''other''.
-==Meaning of each term==
+>==Meaning of each term==
 Each term in the initialism is used to refer to members of the specific group and to the ''community'' ([[subculture]]) that surrounds them. This can include rights advocates, artists, authors, etc.
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 ===Transgender===
-Transgender is generally used as a catch-all [[umbrella term]] for a variety of individuals, behaviours, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles as well as physical sexual reassignment therapies (which can be just hormonal or involve various degrees of surgical alteration). A common definition is "People who feel that the gender they were assigned (usually at birth) is a false or incomplete description of themselves." Included in this definition are a number of well known sub-categories such as [[transsexual]], [[transvestism|transvestite]] and sometimes [[genderqueer]]s. (See also [[cross-dressing]].)Like a man trapped in a woman's body or woman trapped in a man's body. A mistake at birth. Normally woman become dykes or butch, meaning more masculine, and men tend to be more femenine.
+Transgender is generally used as a catch-all [[umbrella term]] for a variety of individuals, behaviours, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles as well as physical sexual reassignment therapies (which can be just hormonal or involve various degrees of surgical alteration). A common definition is &quot;People who feel that the gender they were assigned (usually at birth) is a false or incomplete description of themselves.&quot; Included in this definition are a number of well known sub-categories such as [[transsexual]], [[transvestism|transvestite]] and sometimes [[genderqueer]]s. (See also [[cross-dressing]].)Like a man trapped in a woman's body or woman trapped in a man's body. A mistake at birth. Normally woman become dykes or butch, meaning more masculine, and men tend to be more femenine.
 ==History==

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 ===Transgender===
-Transgender is generally used as a catch-all [[umbrella term]] for a variety of individuals, behaviours, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles as well as physical sexual reassignment therapies (which can be just hormonal or involve various degrees of surgical alteration). A common definition is "People who feel that the gender they were assigned (usually at birth) is a false or incomplete description of themselves." Included in this definition are a number of well known sub-categories such as [[transsexual]], [[transvestism|transvestite]] and sometimes [[genderqueer]]s. (See also [[cross-dressing]].)
+Transgender is generally used as a catch-all [[umbrella term]] for a variety of individuals, behaviours, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles as well as physical sexual reassignment therapies (which can be just hormonal or involve various degrees of surgical alteration). A common definition is "People who feel that the gender they were assigned (usually at birth) is a false or incomplete description of themselves." Included in this definition are a number of well known sub-categories such as [[transsexual]], [[transvestism|transvestite]] and sometimes [[genderqueer]]s. (See also [[cross-dressing]].)Like a man trapped in a woman's body or woman trapped in a man's body. A mistake at birth. Normally woman become dykes or butch, meaning more masculine, and men tend to be more femenine.
 ==History==

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 ===Lesbian===
 In this context, lesbian refers to females with a [[sexual orientation]] exclusively towards females.
 ===Gay===
 In this context, ''gay'' refers specifically to males with a sexual orientation exclusively towards males.
 ===Bisexual===
 Bisexual refers to persons who are attracted to more than just one gender. While traditionally bisexuality has been defined as 'an attraction to both males and females', it commonly encompasses [[Pansexuality]], 'an attraction where the gender of the partner is of little or no relevance' (i.e. to male, female, and [[transgender|any other gender identity]]).  Bisexuality covers anywhere between the sexual orientations of [[asexuality]], homosexuality, and heterosexuality.
 ===Transgender===
 Transgender is generally used as a catch-all [[umbrella term]] for a variety of individuals, behaviours, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles as well as physical sexual reassignment therapies (which can be just hormonal or involve various degrees of surgical alteration). A common definition is "People who feel that the gender they were assigned (usually at birth) is a false or incomplete description of themselves." Included in this definition are a number of well known sub-categories such as [[transsexual]], [[transvestism|transvestite]] and sometimes [[genderqueer]]s. (See also [[cross-dressing]].)
 ==History==
 Up until the [[sexual revolution]] of the [[1960s]] there were no widely known terms for describing the people in these groups other than the derogatory terms used by the [[heterosexual|straight]] community; [[third gender]], in use before the second world war, fell out of use after it. As people began organizing for their sexual rights they needed a term that would say who they were in a positive way. (Compare [[heteronormativity]])

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 Similarly, some intersex people want to be included into LGBT groups and would prefer ''LGBTI''; others insist that they are not a part of the LGBT community and would rather not be included in the term.
-A reverse to the above situations is evident in the belief of 'lesbian & gay separatism' (not to be confused with the related, [[Lesbian Separatism]])]]'s [[Rainbow Coalition]].)
+A reverse to the above situations is evident in the belief of 'lesbian & gay separatism' (not to be confused with the related, [[Lesbian Separatism]]) which holds that Lesbians and Gay men form (or should form) a community distinct and separate from other groups normally included in the LGBTQ sphere. While not always appearing of sufficient number or organisation to be called a '[[social movement|movement]]', this group persists as a significant, and often vocal and active, element within most parts of the LGBT community. This is particularly noticeable in [[United Kingdom|UK]] political and campaign organisations. People of this opinion will commonly also deny the existence or right-to-equality of non-[[monosexuality|monosexual]] orientations and of [[transsexualism|transsexuality]]. This can extend to public [[biphobia]] and [[transphobia]].
 Other gay people also do not care for the term as the lettering comes across as being overly "[[Political correctness|politically correct]]", or as an attempt to [[Categorization|categorize]] the various groups of people into one [[grey area]] word.

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 A reverse to the above situations is evident in the belief of 'lesbian & gay separatism' (not to be confused with the related, [[Lesbian Separatism]]) which holds that Lesbians and Gay men form (or should form) a community distinct and separate from other groups normally included in the LGBTQ sphere. While not always appearing of sufficient number or organisation to be called a '[[social movement|movement]]', this group persists as a significant, and often vocal and active, element within most parts of the LGBT community. This is particularly noticeable in [[United Kingdom|UK]] political and campaign organisations. People of this opinion will commonly also deny the existence or right-to-equality of non-[[monosexuality|monosexual]] orientations and of [[transsexualism|transsexuality]]. This can extend to public [[biphobia]] and [[transphobia]].
-Many people have looked for a generic term to replace the initialisms, acronyms, and abbreviations. Words like "[[queer]]" and "rainbow" have been tried but most have not been widely adopted. "Queer" has many negative connotations to older people who remember the word as a taunt and insult, a usage of the term which has continued. Many younger people also understand "queer" to be more politically charged than "LGBT". "Rainbow" has connotations that recall the [[hippies]], [[New Age]] movements and politics ([[Jesse Jackson]]'s [[Rainbow Coalition]].)
+Many people have looked for a generic term to replace the initialisms, acronyms, and abbreviations. Words like "[[queer]]" and "rainbow" have been tried but most have not been widely adopted. "Queer" has many negative connotations to older people who remember the word as a taunt and insult, a usage of the term which has continued. Many younger people also understand "queer" to be more politically charged than "LGBT". "Rainbow" has connotations that recall the [[hippie]], [[New Age]], [[occultism|occult]], [[satanism|satanic]] movements and politics ([[Jesse Jackson]]'s [[Rainbow Coalition]].)
 Other gay people also do not care for the term as the lettering comes across as being overly "[[Political correctness|politically correct]]", or as an attempt to [[Categorization|categorize]] the various groups of people into one [[grey area]] word.

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 ==External links==
-* [http://lastmeasure.zoy.org Extensive set of short LGBT biographies]
+* [http://gayinfo.tripod.com/ Extensive set of short LGBT biographies]
-* [http://lastmeasure.zoy.org GLBTQ] An Encyclopedia of GLBT & Queer culture
+* [http://www.glbtq.com/ GLBTQ] An Encyclopedia of GLBT & Queer culture
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