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.
Credit: Karen Roach | Shutterstock. The initials in LGBT refer to the global community of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. While most people know what those first three terms mean, the word transgender is not as widely understood. The term describes people whose gender identity differs from the sex to which they were assigned at birth, according to GLAAD, an LGBT media-advocacy organization.