Log in to comment on this word. Word of the day: manticore. a monster with a lion's body, a scorpion's tail, and a man's head with three rows of teeth. It roamed the jungles of India and, like the Sphinx , would ask travellers a riddle and kill them when they failed to answer it. See full definition.
The Q stands for queer, which is an umbrella term used to reference those in the LGBTQ community that are not straight or asexual. , music lover, book worm, body dancer, yoga practitioner, ex french teacher.
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.