Abigail Adams (November 11, 1744-October 28, 1818) advocated and modeled an expanded role for women in public affairs during the formative days of the United States.
Defining LGBTQ. LGBTQ is an acronym that stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer, and is used to designate a community of people whose sexual or gender identities can create shared political and social concerns.
The Q in LGBTQ stands for queer or questioning. (Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images). 571 CONNECT 47 TWEET 1 LINKEDIN 48 COMMENT EMAIL MORE. June is LGBT pride month, an annual anti-discrimination effort made official last year with a proclamation from President Obama.LGBT -- meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender -- is a widely accepted initialism.However, a fifth letter is increasingly making its way into the line-up: Q. USA TODAY Network talked with experts and individuals in the gay community about what the Q means, why it's used and who is saying it.ither interpretation is accepted, he said. Queer means many things. People use the term queer because it's not specific to sexual orientation or to gender identity but is more of an umbrella term that can encompass a lot of people, according to Sainz.