LGB

English

Adjective

LGB

1. Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual.

Usage notes

• In recent years, LGB has come to be used to intentionally exclude trans people. Sometimes this is by people who intend to exclude trans people from the queer community in general (such as the LGB Alliance), and sometimes it simply indicates that trans people are not in the group being discussed (e.g. "transphobia among cis LGB people").

Because of its associations with trans-exclusionary sentiment, employment of this term is often perceived as indicative of trans-exclusionary perspectives and is considered offensive by many. The term has also been criticized for reinforcing binary gender and sexuality, marginalizing those who fall outside the traditional understandings of lesbian, gay, and bisexual orientations.

• See the notes at LGBT.

Related terms

• See the list at LGBT.

Noun

LGB (plural LGBs)

1. (military) Initialism of laser-guided bomb.

Phrase

LGB

1. (Internet slang, US politics) Initialism of let's go, Brandon.
   • 2021 December 27, Proud Progressive, “Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell Blasts Pathetic Dad Who Said Lets Go Brandon to Biden”, in comp.os.linux.advocacy‎^[1] (Usenet):

     " […] The congressman who had an alleged affair with a Chinese spy for
     several years and inexplicably still sits on the House Intelligence and
     Homeland Security Committees jumped to Twitter on Christmas Day to
     attack the Oregon father who delivered the LGB joke during the White
     House holiday call."

   • 2021 December 29, Frank, “Do you suppose anyone told the venal, senile what LGB means?”, in alt.home.repair‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Got gas the other day and there were two LGB stickers on the gas pump.

   • 2022 January 5, “NASCAR rejects ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sponsorship”, in RT‎^[3]:

     Unfortunately for Brown, the reaction was negative. Despite being a rising NASCAR star, he said it became “extremely difficult” to attract sponsors because major corporations saw his unintentional association with the LGB meme to be divisive.

   • 2022 February 13, Technobarbarian, “‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Crypto Coin Turns Into Total Dumpster Fire”, in rec.outdoors.rv-travel‎^[4] (Usenet):

     That represents a 99.5 percent decline over the last 30 days, leaving a
     singular LGB coin effectively worthless.

Anagrams

• GBL, GLB