When did we go from LGBTQ to LGBQ+, and what does the difference mean?

Footnote on page 5:
”Because the 2021 national YRBS did not have a question assessing gender identity, this report does not highlight data specifically on students who identify as transgender. Therefore, the T commonly used in the acronym LGBTQ+ is not included when referring to the data. However, strategies to improve adolescent health should be inclusive of all students who identify as LGBTQ+, so the full acronym is used when highlighting actions.”

The ”+” addresses other identities, such as intersex, asexual, etc., as well as the acknowledgment that we will identify other identities in the future. It has been used for many years, as far as I am aware.

@ragingloli, thank you for doing what I should have done and reading further. So it’s all right to include the T; it’s just not part of the survey data in this particular study. I guess Jennifer Rubin didn’t read the footnote either.

Could it be a typo?

I went to a presentation a few weeks ago about LGBT in The Villages (I live in The Villages, FL) and after one of the presenters got tongue tied more than once, her wife said, “just say gay community.” She went on to say they often just say gay community inside of the community.

It’s getting a little ridiculous to keep adding letters, but I guess if a group felt left out it was necessary to put them all in there.

The presentation was great by the way. The couple who gave the presentation has been living here for over 20 years.

Maybe Q and + covers a lot of it?

Please note, this is in General. And by the way, for those who missed it: the question was what happened to the T?

The T is more important than the LGB, far as I can tell.
Lesbians, gays, and bisexuals have their rights. They’re not being killed or committing suicide at the rate of the transgender people.
In fact, the only people left in America who still suffer organized civil rights abuses is transgender people and animals. Everyone else has their rights.
I stand with the transgender people and the animals and will do everything I can to help them achieve the place in society that they deserve.

I just skimmed the report and @ragingloli’s answer. Raging had the right answer from the start. “this report does not highlight data specifically on students who identify as transgender. Therefore, the T commonly used in the acronym LGBTQ+ is not included. Future versions of the national YRBS will include a question on gender identity.”

I read it on page 8 of the document (which is page 11 of the pdf).

The acronym has not changed, it is stil LGBTQ+ they just didn’t have data for T.