编辑“︁LGBT”︁（章节）

=== 爭議 ===
[[File:Were a gay and happy family wagon.jpg|thumb|right|一些LGBT家庭并不希望学者将他们当作[[非异性恋]]研究。图为2007年骄傲游行上的同性恋家庭]]
“{{lang|en|LGBT}}”或“{{lang|en|GLBT}}”并没有得到所有人的认同<ref name="Counseling Lesbian, G" />。一些人认为[[跨性别]]及[[双性人]]和[[同性恋]]及[[双性恋]]并不同，因此前者不应该和后者放在一起<ref name="Coming Out in Christi" />。这种观点认为跨性别的焦点在于[[性别认同]]而与[[性倾向]]无关，而LGB群体的焦点在于性倾向或者被何种性别吸引<ref name="Bisexuality and Transgend" /><ref name="Bisexuality and Transgend" />。这种区别带来的显著影响是LGB群体与跨性别的政治诉求不同。LGB运动通常在于争取[[同性婚姻]]的权益以及[[人权]]，而跨性别的政治诉求不在于此<ref name="Bisexuality and Transgend" />。同样，[[双性人]]希望加入LGBT群体而合称为“'''LGBTI'''”，但是部分人认为[[双性人]]与LGBT群体不同而希望将他们排除在外<ref name="Challenging Lesbian Nor" /><ref name="Fenway Guide" />。

与前面提到的问题相反的是，LGBT社群里存在同性恋分离主义<ref name="In-Between Bodies" /><ref name="Gays/Justice" />。持这种观点的人认为男同性恋和女同性恋应该与LGBTQ群体分开成立自己的社群。尽管并没有明显的个人或组织推动相关的提议，但这种呼声一直都存在于LGBT社群中<ref name="Gays/Justice" /><ref name="Gay and Lesbian Polit">{{cite book|last=Blasius|first=Mark|title=Gay and Lesbian Politics: Sexuality and the Emergence of a New Ethic|publisher=Temple University Press|year=1994|isbn=1-56639-173-3|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=89C9DGEertsC&dq=gay+separatism&as_brr=3&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0|accessdate=2008-07-05|archivedate=2015-04-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404065253/http://books.google.com/books?id=89C9DGEertsC&dq=gay+separatism&as_brr=3&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="Sexual Identities, Queer Politi">{{cite book|last=Blasius|first=Mark|title=Sexual Identities, Queer Politics: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Politics|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=2001|isbn=0-691-05867-9|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zXMrHYZ7QdwC&dq=gay+separatism&as_brr=3&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0|accessdate=2008-07-05|archivedate=2015-04-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404083854/http://books.google.com/books?id=zXMrHYZ7QdwC&dq=gay+separatism&as_brr=3&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0|dead-url=no}}</ref>。有时候男女同性恋会否认任何非[[单性恋]]的存在，也拒绝承认非单性恋的平等权利<ref name="Sexual Identities, Queer Politi" />。这可能会导致公开的[[双性恋恐惧症]]和[[跨性别恐惧症]]<ref name="Gays/Justice" /><ref name="Sexual Identities, Queer Politi" />。

许多人寻求更合适的词汇来代替现有的“{{lang|en|LGBT}}”，比如“酷儿”和“彩虹”<ref>{{Cite web|title=什麼是酷兒 (Queer)？從歷史認識同志運動起源|url=https://lgbtq.tw/%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E6%98%AF%E9%85%B7%E5%85%92-queer%EF%BC%9F%E5%BE%9E%E6%AD%B7%E5%8F%B2%E5%B8%B6%E4%BD%A0%E8%AA%8D%E8%AD%98%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%97%E9%81%8B%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E8%B5%B7%E6%BA%90/|website=LGBTQ.tw 台灣酷家|date=2017-02-28|language=zh-TW|last=家編|access-date=2024-02-26|archive-date=2024-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227054019/https://lgbtq.tw/%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E6%98%AF%E9%85%B7%E5%85%92-queer%EF%BC%9F%E5%BE%9E%E6%AD%B7%E5%8F%B2%E5%B8%B6%E4%BD%A0%E8%AA%8D%E8%AD%98%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%97%E9%81%8B%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E8%B5%B7%E6%BA%90/|dead-url=no}}</ref>，但是这些词并没有得到广泛的认可<ref name="Sexual Identities, Queer Politi" /><ref name="Forging Gay Identities">{{cite book|last=Armstrong|first=Elizabeth A.|title=Forging Gay Identities: Organizing Sexuality in San Francisco, 1950–1994|publisher=University of Chicago Press|date=2002|ISBN=0-226-02694-9|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jnYy6hSdocAC|accessdate=2008-07-05|archivedate=2020-08-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804143417/https://books.google.com/books?id=jnYy6hSdocAC|dead-url=no}}</ref>。“酷儿”有太多的负面联想，尤其让年长的人想起LGBT群体受到迫害的时期<ref name="Sexual Identities, Queer Politi" /><ref name="Forging Gay Identities" />。许多年轻人也明白“酷儿”比“{{lang|en|LGBT}}”拥有更多的政治含义<ref name="Forging Gay Identities" /><ref name="It's Your World" />。而“彩虹”则容易让人想起[[嬉皮士]]和[[新纪元运动]]。

“{{lang|en|LGBT}}社群”或“{{lang|en|LGB}}社群”无所不包的含义不受部分男女同性恋者的欢迎，一些人并不接受争取[[LGBT法律|LGBT权益]]总与[[骄傲游行]]联系在一起<ref name="In-Between Bodies" /><ref name="That's Revolting">{{cite book|last=Sycamore|first=Matt Bernstein|title=That's Revolting!: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation|publisher=Soft Skull Press|date=2005|ISBN=1-932360-56-5|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4moAP04OpPIC|accessdate=2008-07-05|archivedate=2020-10-29|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029223531/https://books.google.com/books?id=4moAP04OpPIC|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="The Political Edge">{{cite book|last=Carlsson|first=Chris|title=The Political Edge|publisher=City Lights Books|date=2005|ISBN=1-931404-05-4|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=baLQUlbCankC|accessdate=2008-07-05|archivedate=2019-06-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619085757/https://books.google.com/books?id=baLQUlbCankC|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="That's Revolting" /><ref name="The Political Edge" />。也有人认为将所有的非异性恋归在一起会强化同性恋和双性恋与其他人不同的刻板印象<ref name="In-Between Bodies" /><ref name="That's Revolting" />。和主流同性恋活动人士相比，持这种观点的人较少<ref name="That's Revolting" /><ref name="The Political Edge" />。由于异性恋缺乏对{{lang|en|LGBT}}群体内部的了解，人们通常认为所有的{{lang|en|LGBT}}人士都支持{{lang|en|LGBT}}权益和提升性别和性倾向少数群体在社会中的可见度。