Q - Queer (someone who is 'questioning' their sexual orientation or gender identity).T - Transgender (a general term that describes people whose gender identity, or their internal sense of being male, female, or something else, does not match the sex they were assigned at birth).B - Bisexual (romantically and physically attracted to members of both sexes).G - Gay (males who are attracted to other males).L - Lesbian (woman who is physically and romantically attracted to other women).However, the style used to describe the community has now evolved to embrace an added group of ancillary terminology around both sexuality and gender spectrum that involves L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+., abbreviated as:
