Editing LGBT (section)

=== General ===
[[File:Plaza de Mayo LGBT.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|2010 [[wikipedia:Pride parade|pride parade]] in [[wikipedia:Plaza de Mayo|Plaza de Mayo]], [[wikipedia:Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]], which uses the LGBTIQ initialism<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marchadelorgullo.org.ar/|title=Marcha del Orgullo LGBTIQ|language=es-419|publisher=Comisión Organizadora de la Marcha (C.O.M.O)|access-date=2016-12-02|df=mdy-all}}</ref>]]
[[File:Helsinki Pride Parade I (5897488480).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|People gathering at the [[wikipedia:Senate Square, Helsinki|Senate Square]], [[wikipedia:Helsinki|Helsinki]], right before the [[wikipedia:Helsinki Pride|2011 Helsinki Pride parade]] started.]]
Many variants exist including variations that change the order of the letters; ''LGBT'' or ''GLBT'' are the most common terms.<ref name="alexander" /> Although identical in meaning, ''LGBT'' may have a more [[wikipedia:Feminist|feminist]] connotation than ''GLBT'', as it places the "L" (for "lesbian") first.<ref name="alexander" /> ''LGBT'' may also include additional Qs for "[[wikipedia:Queer|queer]]" or "[[wikipedia:Questioning (sexuality and gender)|questioning]]" (sometimes abbreviated with a question mark and sometimes used to mean anybody not literally L, G, B or T) producing the variants ''LGBTQ'' and ''{{Dfn|LGBTQQ}}''.<ref name="bloodsworth-lugo">{{Cite book|last=Bloodsworth-Lugo|first=Mary K.|year=2007|title=In-Between Bodies: Sexual Difference, Race, and Sexuality|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ph74JKY_5dwC|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-7221-7}}</ref><ref name="alder">{{Cite book|last1=Alder|first1=Christine|last2=Worrall|first2=Anne|year=2004|title=Girls' Violence: Myths and Realities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0ye93mW0eUC|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-6110-5}}</ref><ref name="cherland">{{Cite book|last1=Cherland|first1=Meredith Rogers|last2=Harper|first2=Helen J.|year=2007|title=Advocacy Research in Literacy Education: Seeking Higher Ground|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ct_5Cf1aH0kC|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-8058-5056-7}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, it is sometimes stylized as ''{{Dfn|LGB&T}}'',<ref name="ilga">{{Cite news|date=2014-09-26|title=Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples urged to research honeymoon destinations|url=http://ilga.org/lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-couples-urged-research-honeymoon-destinations/|publisher=International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association|access-date=2015-04-14|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="nlgbtp">{{Cite web|title=The National LGB&T Partnership|url=http://lgbt.foundation/policy-research/The-National-LGB-T-Partnership/|publisher=The National LGB&T Partnership|access-date=2015-04-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525203730if_/http://lgbt.foundation/policy-research/The-National-LGB-T-Partnership/|archive-date=2015-05-25|df=mdy-all}}</ref> whilst the [[wikipedia:Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party of England and Wales]] uses the term ''LGBTIQ'' in its manifesto and official publications.<ref name="LGBTIQGreens">{{Cite web|date=2011-05-17|title=Green Party LGBT Group Website|url=http://lgbtiq-greens.greenparty.org.uk/|website=[[wikipedia:Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party of England and Wales]]|access-date=2011-05-25|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="EqualityForAll">{{Cite web|title=Equality For All|url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/resources/LGBTIQ_Manifesto_v4%20FINAL.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=[[wikipedia:Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party of England and Wales]]|access-date=2015-05-03}}</ref><ref name="duffy">{{Cite news|last=Duffy|first=Nick|date=2015-05-01|title=Green Party wants every teacher to be trained to teach LGBTIQ issues|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/01/green-party-wants-every-teacher-to-be-trained-to-teach-lgbtiq-issues/|access-date=2015-05-03|work=[[wikipedia:PinkNews|PinkNews]]}}</ref>

The order of the letters has not been standardized; in addition to the variations between the positions of the initial "L" or "G", the mentioned, less common letters, if used, may appear in almost any order.<ref name="alexander"/> Longer initialisms based on ''LGBT'' are sometimes referred to as "[[alphabet soup (linguistics)|alphabet soup]]".<ref name="pugetsoundoff.org">{{cite web|url=http://pugetsoundoff.org/blog/lgbtqqiaap-alphabet-soup-101|title=LGBTQQIAAP - 'Alphabet Soup 101'|publisher=PugetSoundOff.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009110256/http://pugetsoundoff.org/blog/lgbtqqiaap-alphabet-soup-101|archive-date=October 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="DeMarco2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-demarco/no-more-alphabet-soup_b_1527958.html |title=No More Alphabet Soup |work=The Huffington Post |date=18 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203014445/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-demarco/no-more-alphabet-soup_b_1527958.html |archive-date= 3 February 2015 |url-status=live |first1=Linda |last1=DeMarco |first2=Sylvain |last2=Bruni |orig-year=1st pub. 18 May 2012 |id=1527958 }}</ref> Variant terms do not typically represent political differences within the community, but arise simply from the preferences of individuals and groups.<ref name="Narrative Therapy">{{cite book | last1=Brown | first1=Catrina | first2=Tod |last2=Augusta-Scott | title=Narrative Therapy: Making Meaning, Making Lives | publisher=Sage Publications Inc | year= 2006|isbn= 978-1-4129-0988-4 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=STMieEKGGikC}}</ref>

The terms ''[[pansexual]]'', ''omnisexual'', ''fluid'' and ''queer-identified'' are regarded as falling under the umbrella term ''bisexual'' (and therefore are considered a part of the [[bisexual community]]).

Some use ''LGBT+'' to mean "LGBT and related communities".<ref name="vikhrov" /> '''''{{dfn|LGBTQIA}}''''' is sometimes used and adds "queer, intersex, and [[asexuality|asexual]]" to the basic term.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Resource Center|url=http://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/index.html|publisher=University of California, Davis|access-date=2017-01-20|date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202112709/http://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/index.html|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other variants may have a "U" for "unsure"; a "C" for "curious"; another "T" for "[[transvestism|transvestite]]"; a "TS", or "2" for "[[two-spirit]]" persons; or an "SA" for "[[straight ally|straight allies]]".<ref name="Oberlin">{{cite book | last1=Lebaron  | first1=Sarah | first2=Jessica |last2=Pecsenye | first3=Becerra |last3=Roland |first4=Jon |last4=Skindzier | title=Oberlin College: Oberlin, Ohio | publisher= College Prowler, Inc | year=2005|isbn= 978-1-59658-092-3|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=T3RFabY6chcC}}</ref><ref name="Teaching about Asian">{{cite book | last1=Chen | first1=Edith Wen-Chu| first2=Glenn |last2=Omatsu | title=Teaching about Asian Pacific Americans: Effective Activities, Strategies, and Assignments for Classrooms and Communities (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans) | publisher=Rowman & Littlefield | year=2006|isbn=978-0-7425-5338-5 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JqLOnyU081kC}}</ref><ref name="After Revolution: M">{{cite book | last=Babb | first=Florence E. | title=After Revolution: Mapping Gender and Cultural Politics in Neoliberal Nicaragua | publisher=University of Texas Press | year=2001|isbn= 978-0-292-70900-3| url = https://archive.org/details/afterrevolution00flor| url-access=registration }}</ref><ref name="Gay and Lesbian Righ">{{cite book | last=Padilla | first=Yolanda C. | title=Gay and Lesbian Rights Organizing: Community-based Strategies | publisher=Haworth Press | year=2003|isbn= 978-1-56023-275-9 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DN2KGHnYN0EC }}</ref><ref name="From Hate Crimes t">{{cite book | last1=Swigonski | first1=Mary E. | first2=Robin S. |last2=Mama |first3=Kelly |last3=Ward |first4=Matthew |last4=Shepard | title=From Hate Crimes to Human Rights: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard | publisher=Haworth Press | year=2001|isbn=978-1-56023-257-5|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fzp9QP0h6bAC}}</ref> However, the inclusion of straight allies in the LGBT acronym has proven controversial as many straight allies have been accused of using LGBT advocacy to gain popularity and status in recent years,<ref name="Becker2006">{{cite journal|last=Becker|first=Ron|title=Gay-Themed Television and the Slumpy Class: The Affordable, Multicultural Politics of the Gay Nineties|journal=Television & New Media|date=2006|volume=7|pages=184–215|doi=10.1177/1527476403255830|issue=2|s2cid=145717408|issn=1527-4764}}</ref> and various LGBT activists have criticised the heteronormative worldview of certain straight allies.<ref name="DeTurk2011">{{cite journal|last=DeTurk|first=Sara|title=Allies in Action: The Communicative Experiences of People Who Challenge Social Injustice on Behalf of Others|journal=Communication Quarterly|date=2011|volume=59|issue=5|pages=569–590|doi=10.1080/01463373.2011.614209|issn=0146-3373|doi-access=free}}</ref> Some may also add a "P" for "[[polyamorous]]", an "H" for "[[HIV|HIV-affected]]", or an "O" for "other".<ref name="alexander"/><ref name="Peace Kills">{{cite book | last=O'Rourke | first=P. J. | title=Peace Kills: America's Fun New Imperialism | publisher=Grove Press | year=2001|isbn= 978-0-8021-4198-9 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=IqivmWcKYZEC}}</ref> Furthermore, the initialism ''{{dfn|LGBTIH}}'' has seen use in [[India]] to encompass the [[Hijra (South Asia)|hijra]] [[third gender]] identity and the related subculture.<ref name="Pune Mirror">{{cite web|last1=Gurjar|first1=Kaumudi|title=Maiden stage act by city's LGBT face gets censor's chop|url=http://www.punemirror.in/pune/cover-story/Maiden-stage-act-by-citys-LGBT-face-gets-censors-chop/articleshow/45312884.cms|website=punemirror.in|publisher=Pune Mirror|access-date=22 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=GayLeeds>{{cite web|last1=McCusker|first1=Ros|title=Gay Leeds&nbsp;— Your comprehensive guide to all things gay in Leeds|url=http://www.gayleeds.com/editors/article/_LGB-or-LGBT-or-LGBTQ-or-What/|website=gayleeds.com|access-date=22 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109003322/http://www.gayleeds.com/editors/article/_LGB-or-LGBT-or-LGBTQ-or-What/|archive-date=9 January 2015}}</ref>

The initialism ''{{dfn|LGBTTQQIAAP}}'' (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, [[Questioning (sexuality and gender)|questioning]], intersex, asexual, ally, pansexual) has also resulted, although such initialisms are sometimes criticized for being confusing and leaving some people out, as well as issues of placement of the letters within the new title.<ref name="pugetsoundoff.org"/> However, adding the term "allies" to the initialism has sparked controversy,<ref name=ISD>{{cite web|last1=Kelly|first1=Morgan|title=Adding 'allies' to LGBT acronym sparks controversy|url=http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/article_50e5e8f6-5edc-11e4-a17f-f77a797314c5.html|website=iowastatedaily.com|publisher=Iowa State Daily|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> with some seeing the inclusion of "ally" in place of "asexual" as a form of [[asexual erasure]].<ref name=Maroon1>{{cite web|last1=Richard |first1=Katherine |title=Column: "A" stands for asexuals and not allies |url=http://www.loyolamaroon.com/2.6713/column-a-stands-for-asexuals-and-not-allies-1.2833151 |website=loyolamaroon.com |publisher=The Maroon |access-date=29 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206150654/http://www.loyolamaroon.com/2.6713/column-a-stands-for-asexuals-and-not-allies-1.2833151 |archive-date= 6 December 2013 |quote=That "A" is not for allies[,] [t]hat "A" is for asexuals. [...] Much like bisexuality, asexuality suffers from erasure. |url-status=dead }}</ref> There is also the [[acronym]] ''{{dfn|QUILTBAG}}'' (queer and questioning, unsure, intersex, lesbian, transgender and two-spirit, bisexual, asexual and aromantic, and gay and genderqueer).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apex-magazine.com/reaching-into-the-quiltbag-the-evolving-world-of-queer-speculative-fiction/|title=Reaching into the QUILTBAG: The Evolving World of Queer Speculative Fiction|work=Apex Magazine|access-date=6 October 2014|date=2012-03-06}}</ref>

{{anchor|LGBTIQA+}} Similarly ''{{dfn|LGBTIQA+}}'' stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual and many other terms (such as non-binary and pansexual)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/support/wellbeing/lgbtiqa-services/what-lgbtiqa-means|title=What does LGBTIQA+ mean|last=University|first=La Trobe|website=www.latrobe.edu.au|language=en|access-date=13 October 2018}}</ref> The ''+'' after the "A" may denote a second "A" representing "allies".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diversity.utexas.edu/genderandsexuality/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Handout-LGBTQA-Definitions-2016.pdf|title=Concepts & Categories of LGBTQA+Identities|last=University|first=Texas|website=www.utexas.edu//|language=en|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>

In Canada, the community is sometimes identified as LGBTQ2 (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Two Spirit).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017/11/28/government-canada-initiatives-support-lgbtq2-communities-and-promote-diversity-and |title= Government of Canada initiatives to support LGBTQ2 communities and promote diversity and inclusion |date=28 November 2017 |website=JUSTIN TRUDEAU, PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA |access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> Depending on the which organization is using the acronym the choice of acronym changes. Businesses and the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] often simply employ ''LGBT'' as a proxy for any longer acronym, private activist groups often employ ''LGBTQ+'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rainbowrefugee.com/|title=Rainbow Refugee|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> whereas public health providers favour the more inclusive ''LGBT2Q+'' to accommodate twin spirited [[indigenous peoples]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LGBT2Q+ |url=http://www.vch.ca/public-health/health-topics-a-z/topics/lgbt2q+ |website=www.vch.ca}}</ref>  For a time the [[Pride Toronto]] organization used the much lengthier acronym ''{{dfn|LGBTTIQQ2SA}}'', but appears to have dropped this in favour of simpler wording.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Szklarski |first1=Cassandra |title=Is it time to drop LGBTQ's 'infinitely expanding alphabet' for something simpler? {{!}} CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/lgbtq-queer-sexual-diversity-pride-labels-acronym-1.3661094 |access-date=8 January 2019 |work=CBC |publisher=CBC |date=2016-07-02 |language=en}}</ref>