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adj
Being a sexual minority, or related to sexual minorities as a class of people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
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noun
A gay person or other sexual minority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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History
Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other. Intended as a more inclusive alternative to the earlier LGB or GLB. Especially popular on the newsgroup soc.motss, where it was likely coined.
