LGBTI+
English
Adjective
LGBTI+ (not comparable)
- (LGBTQ) Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, intersex etc..
- 2022 August 26, Natasha May, Mike Hytner, “Socceroos make collective statement to speak out about Qatar’s human rights record”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The Australian men’s national team released a video on Thursday morning with 16 players delivering their message line by line, raising concerns about the “suffering” of migrant workers and the inability in Qatar of LGBTI+ people “to love the person that they choose”.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.li ˈʒe ˈbe ˈte ˈi ˈmajs/ [ˈɛ.li ˈʒe ˈbe ˈte ˈi ˈmaɪ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.li ˈʒe ˈbe ˈte ˈi ˈmajʃ/ [ˈɛ.li ˈʒe ˈbe ˈte ˈi ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛl ˈʒe ˈbe ˈte ˈi ˈmajʃ/ [ˈɛɫ ˈʒe ˈβe ˈte ˈi ˈmajʃ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.li ˈʒe ˈbe ˈte ˈi ˈmajʃ/ [ˈɛ.li ˈʒe ˈβe ˈte ˈi ˈmajʃ]
Adjective
LGBTI+ (invariable)
- (commonly used in Portugal) LGBT; initialism of lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, trans e intersexuais
- Synonym: LGBT
- 2024 May 17, Agência Lusa, “ILGA Portugal alerta para "sério risco" de retrocesso nos direitos das pessoas LGBTI”, in Observador:
- [O] país tem visto um aumento de 185% do discurso de ódio nas redes sociais e um aumento de ataques e invasões a eventos e locais LGBTI+ por parte de grupos extremistas ultraconservadores[.]
- The country has seen a 185% increase in hate speech on social media and an increase in attacks and invasions of LGBTI+ events and locations by ultraconservative extremist groups.
Usage notes
- The initialism LGBTI and its derivative LGBTI+ are commonly used in Portugal.