Share of people aware of the LGBTQ+ term "asexual" and its meaning in Japan 2020
The acronym LGBTQ+, often just LGBT, is an umbrella term describing members of sexual minorities. The individual letters stand for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning, with the "+" including an additional and larger spectrum of sexual identities and gender identities. The terms "asexual" and "aromantic", alongside "agender", are also represented by the letter "A" in the expanded initialism LGBTQIA+.