List of LGBT-related slurs
The following is a list of LGBT-related slurs that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender and non-binary people, or to refer to them in a derogatory, pejorative, or otherwise insulting manner.
General
Against men
Against women
Against homosexuals
Prejudice against homosexual people is called homophobia| Term | Language | Meaning | Notes | Refs |
| Homo | English | Homosexual | ||
| Homintern | English | Homosexual advocate, member of the so-called "Gay Mafia" | Used during the McCarthyist scare | |
| Invert | English | |||
| Bent | English | Crooked or wrong | Used in the United Kingdom | |
| Пидорас | Russian | Homosexual |
Gay men
Lesbians
Prejudice against lesbians is called lesbophobia| Term | Language | Meaning | Notes | Refs |
| Dyke | English | Lesbian, homosexual woman | Has been partly reclaimed by some women. | |
| Bollera | Spanish | Lesbian, homosexual woman | ||
| Lesbo | English | Lesbian, homosexual woman | ||
| Flata | Swedish | Lesbian, homosexual woman | Outdated and rarely used as a pejorative in the 21st century | |
| Bofe | Portuguese | Masculine lesbian | Used in Brazil | |
| Caminhoneira | Portuguese | Masculine lesbian | Used in Brazil | |
| Gouine | French | Lesbian, homosexual woman | Has been partly reclaimed by some women. | |
| Goudou | French | Lesbian, homosexual woman | Has been partly reclaimed by some women. |
Against bisexual people
Prejudice against bisexual people is called biphobia| Term | Language | Meaning | Notes | Refs |
| AC/DC | English | Goes both ways | Used in North America | |
| Switch hitter | English | Doing it both right and left | Comes from baseball terminology for a player who bats both right and left handed |
Bisexual women
Against transgender people
Prejudice against transgender people is called transphobia| Term | Language | Meaning | Notes | Refs |
| Tranny/Trannie | English | Diminutive of transvestite or transgender | Mostly targeted towards transgender women, however can be used towards all transgender individuals. | |
| Shim | English | Portmanteau of “she” and “him” | ||
| HeShe | English | Often not derogatory within African American LGBT communities | ||
| Transtrender | English | Someone pretending to be transgender | Implies that one who claims to be transgender is only doing it for attention |
Trans men
Prejudice against trans men is called transmisandry.| Term | Language | Meaning | Notes | Refs |
| Cuntboy | English | |||
| Hefemale | English |
Trans women
Prejudice against trans women is called transmisogyny| Term | Language | Meaning | Notes | Refs |
| Shemale | English | Woman who's had top surgery or breast growth from HRT, but not bottom surgery | May be used by trans sex workers | |
| Dickgirl | English | A woman with a penis | ||
| Ladyboy | English | |||
| Chicks with dicks | English | |||
| Mahu | Hawaiian | Hermaphrodite, masculine woman, feminine man | Was not originally offensive | |
| Shim | English | |||
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| Trans-identified male/TIM | English |
Against intersex people
| Term | Language | Meaning | Notes | Refs |
| Hermie | English | Hermaphrodite | ||
| Izak | Dari, Pashto | Someone without a distinct sex | Used in Afghanistan | |
| Hybrid | English | A being with mixed origins | ||
| Napumsakapandaka | Tamil | A person born without either male or female external genitalia | A kind of Pandaka |
Intersex men
Intersex women
Against cross-dressers
Cross-dressing men
Cross-dressing women
Against androgynous people
Androgynous men
Other
Disputed or reclaimed usage
The use of the word gay as a generalized pejorative adjective is considered by some to be homophobic, because it implies that homosexuality is wrong. A 2015 YouGov survey found that 49 per cent of 18 to 29 year-olds believe the use of the word like that to be acceptable.The term queer was used historically as a pejorative. It has been reclaimed by some LGBT people, though others still find it offensive.