Named Groups

Sexual and Gender Minorities

Individuals including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, gender non-conforming people, and other populations whose sexual orientation or GENDER IDENTITY and reproductive development is considered outside cultural, societal, or physiological norms.

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Abstract

Individuals including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, gender non-conforming people, and other populations whose sexual orientation or GENDER IDENTITY and reproductive development is considered outside cultural, societal, or physiological norms.

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Synonyms

57 entry terms
  • GLBT Persons
  • Gender Diverse
  • LBG Persons
  • LGBT Persons
  • LGBTQ
  • LGBTQ Persons
  • LGBTQIA
  • Lesbigay Persons
  • Non-Heterosexual Persons
  • Non-Heterosexuals
  • Sexual Dissidents
  • Sexual Minorities
  • Dissident, Sexual
  • Dissidents, Sexual
  • Diverse, Gender
  • GLBT Person
  • LBG Person
  • LGBT Person
  • LGBTQ Person
  • Lesbigay Person
  • Minorities, Sexual
  • Minority, Sexual
  • Non Heterosexual Persons
  • Non Heterosexuals
  • Non-Heterosexual
  • Non-Heterosexual Person
  • Person, GLBT
  • Person, LBG
  • Person, LGBT
  • Person, LGBTQ
  • Person, Lesbigay
  • Person, Non-Heterosexual
  • Persons, GLBT
  • Persons, LBG
  • Persons, LGBT
  • Persons, LGBTQ
  • Persons, Lesbigay
  • Sexual Dissident
  • Sexual Minority
  • Asexuals
  • Bisexuals
  • Gays
  • Gender Minorities
  • Homosexuals
  • Lesbians
  • Men Who Have Sex With Men
  • Queers
  • Women Who Have Sex With Women
  • Asexual
  • Bisexual
  • Gay
  • Gender Minority
  • Homosexual
  • Lesbian
  • Minorities, Gender
  • Minority, Gender
  • Queer

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2018; was SEXUAL MINORITIES 2017; for BISEXUALS use BISEXUALITY 1996-2016; for LESBIANS see HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE 1995-2016; for HOMOSEXUALS see HOMOSEXUALITY 1989-2016; for QUEERS see HOMOSEXALITY 2016-2017; for GAYS see HOMOSEXUALITY 1995-2016

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Previous Indexing

  • Bisexuality (1990-2016)
  • Homosexuality (1986-2016)
  • Transgender Persons (2013-2016)
  • Transsexualism (2001-2016)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sexual and Gender Minorities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072339. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072339
  2. Sexual and Gender Minorities. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_(acronym)
  3. Sexual and Gender Minorities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17884