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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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A Bánh Mì for Two
The Phoenix Keeper
Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood, #1)
The Last Witch in Edinburgh
Death at Morning House
The Crimson Crown (The Crimson Crown Duology)
The Dark We Know
Rules for Ghosting
Better Left Buried
Sacrificial Animals
You're the Problem, It's You (Mischief & Matchmaking, #2)
Confounding Oaths
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