lesbigayadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌlɛzbʌɪˈɡeɪ/,

/ˈlɛzbᵻɡeɪ/, U.S.

/ˌlɛzˌbaɪˈɡeɪ/,

/ˈlɛzbᵻˌɡeɪ/

Forms: 1900s– lesbigay, 1900s– LesBiGay.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lesbian adj., bi adj., gay adj.

Etymology: Originally < lesbi- (in lesbian adj.) + gay adj.; in later use (especially in form LesBiGay) reanalysed as < les- (in lesbian adj.) + bi adj. + gay adj. Compare LGB adj. at L n. Additions.

A. adj.

(Originally) designating lesbians and gay men collectively; (now usually) designating lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals collectively; of or relating to lesbians, gay men, and (later) bisexuals collectively; lesbian, gay, and bisexual.

ΚΠ

1983 Our Paper (Portland, Maine) Sept. 19 (heading) Lesbigay network.

1990 Re: AIDS, Personal Encounters in soc.motss (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Apr. The nearly universal wish, by netters and others, whether lesbigay, bi or straight, to put AIDS aside.

1997 Chicago Tribune 6 Aug. ii. 3/1 ‘LesBiGay Radio’, as the show is called, is the country's only daily drive-time radio show tilted toward listeners who are gay.

2001 Advocate 3 July 72/1 Gay proms ghettoize lesbigay youth, letting public high schools off the hook when they don't provide gay kids with safe and equal access to the main event prom.

2011 J. Stacey Unhitched iii. 108 Many gay rights organizations were focusing their energies on marriage rights, which seemed to provide a quick fix for many legal problems that lesbigay relationships face.

B. n.

In plural. (Originally) lesbians and gay men collectively; (now usually) lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men collectively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person

urning1883

invert1892

homosexual1894

Uranist1895

homosexualist1898

Uranian1908

intersexualc1910

homoerotic1915

homo1923

one of those1927

freak1941

homophile1945

gay1953

consenting adult1957

minty1957

lesbigays1992

1992 Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N. Carolina) 2 July 3/1 Everyone can see what lesbigays have to confront daily.

1996 P. C. Rust in E. D. Rothblum & L. A. Bond Preventing Heterosexism & Homophobia vi. 94 A counselor should be aware of any organizations in the local area for LesBiGays, including groups specifically for LesBiGays of color or Jewish LesBiGays.

2011 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 17 914/1 The vast majority of lesbigays in Israel can be easily labelled ‘mainstream’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lesbigay
释义	lesbigayadj.n. Brit. /ˌlɛzbʌɪˈɡeɪ/, /ˈlɛzbᵻɡeɪ/, U.S. /ˌlɛzˌbaɪˈɡeɪ/, /ˈlɛzbᵻˌɡeɪ/ Forms: 1900s– lesbigay, 1900s– LesBiGay. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lesbian adj., bi adj., gay adj. Etymology: Originally < lesbi- (in lesbian adj.) + gay adj.; in later use (especially in form LesBiGay) reanalysed as < les- (in lesbian adj.) + bi adj. + gay adj. Compare LGB adj. at L n. Additions. A. adj. (Originally) designating lesbians and gay men collectively; (now usually) designating lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals collectively; of or relating to lesbians, gay men, and (later) bisexuals collectively; lesbian, gay, and bisexual. ΚΠ 1983 Our Paper (Portland, Maine) Sept. 19 (heading) Lesbigay network. 1990 Re: AIDS, Personal Encounters in soc.motss (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Apr. The nearly universal wish, by netters and others, whether lesbigay, bi or straight, to put AIDS aside. 1997 Chicago Tribune 6 Aug. ii. 3/1 ‘LesBiGay Radio’, as the show is called, is the country's only daily drive-time radio show tilted toward listeners who are gay. 2001 Advocate 3 July 72/1 Gay proms ghettoize lesbigay youth, letting public high schools off the hook when they don't provide gay kids with safe and equal access to the main event prom. 2011 J. Stacey Unhitched iii. 108 Many gay rights organizations were focusing their energies on marriage rights, which seemed to provide a quick fix for many legal problems that lesbigay relationships face. B. n. In plural. (Originally) lesbians and gay men collectively; (now usually) lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person urning1883 invert1892 homosexual1894 Uranist1895 homosexualist1898 Uranian1908 intersexualc1910 homoerotic1915 homo1923 one of those1927 freak1941 homophile1945 gay1953 consenting adult1957 minty1957 lesbigays1992 1992 Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N. Carolina) 2 July 3/1 Everyone can see what lesbigays have to confront daily. 1996 P. C. Rust in E. D. Rothblum & L. A. Bond Preventing Heterosexism & Homophobia vi. 94 A counselor should be aware of any organizations in the local area for LesBiGays, including groups specifically for LesBiGays of color or Jewish LesBiGays. 2011 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 17 914/1 The vast majority of lesbigays in Israel can be easily labelled ‘mainstream’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1983
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