Transgender is a word contained in the acronym LGBT.
LGBT , or GLBT , 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 LGBT community or GLBT community , also referred to as the gay community , is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ( LGBT ) and LGBT-supportive people , organizations , and subcultures , united by a common culture and social movements .