r/lgbt on SubMouse

About r/lgbt

In its own words:

A safe space for GSRM (Gender, Sexual, and Romantic Minority) folk to discuss their lives, issues, interests, and passions. LGBT is still a popular term used to discuss gender and sexual minorities, but all GSRM are welcome beyond lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who consent to participate in a safe space.

Community guide

r/lgbt (#811, about 1.3 million subscribers) — A safe space for GSRM (Gender, Sexual, and Romantic Minority) folk to discuss their lives, issues, interests, and passions. LGBT is still a popular term used to discuss gender and sexual minorities, but all GSRM are… A recent sample averaged 145 posts a day (~60% text, ~17% image, ~14% link). Its public rules include: Be respectful; Must have willingness to learn; no 'you're too sensitive'; No bait-and-switch posts; No advertisements, spam, or crowdfunders.; No Survey and Research requests.

What belongs here

Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own work. Civility rules are enforced; personal attacks get removed.

How it differs from lookalikes

Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.

Practical pointers

Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: Need Advice:snoo_thoughtful:, Selfie:snoo:,:flag-united-states: US Specific,:usrrainbowupvote: Coming Out!. Volume is high—clear titles help.

The community was created on Mar 14, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 1,515 subscribers (+0.12%). It sits just behind r/FrugalFemaleFashion (#809) and ahead of r/HydroHomies (#811) in our ranking.

What sets r/lgbt apart

For its size it is unusually busy: about 110.9 new posts a day per million members, more than 96% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.85% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 86% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (17:00 UTC) sees about 3.2× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/lgbt grew from 1,298,203 to 1,309,247 subscribers (+11K, +0.85%). That is about 217 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/lgbt, from 2017 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.

My parents chose to not attend their only daughter’s wedding and I couldn’t be happier. Sucks to be them!u/isabeljdt · Jan 31, 2020 · 92,293 points · 1,360 comments · image
My Mum allowed me to put any flag on my wardrobe doors except for the Pride Flag. So, 241 flags later...Oct 16, 2021 · 54,466 points · 1,585 comments · image
My dad just DM'd me this meme lmaou/_JustLivingLife_ · Feb 27, 2025 · image
Love David Bowieu/Ry3nh0wells · Jan 11, 2021 · image
North Dakota's first openly lesbian official defends her right to have the Pride flag flown in the cityu/NewCarthagea · Nov 12, 2020 · video
Magic Johnson's sonJun 3, 2017 · 39,351 points · 784 comments · image
"best friend"u/tranchi1010 · Aug 14, 2020 · image
"The lack of Boomer LGBTQ+ People"May 12, 2023 · 39,154 points · 746 comments · image
It’s sad, but true…u/AnxietyPwincess · Jun 14, 2021 · image
Best Grandad everu/readerbynight · Nov 23, 2021 · 35,868 points · 479 comments · image

What r/lgbt talks about

We read the titles of 696 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “trans”, “gay”, “halloween”, “sexuality” and “wins”. Other frequent themes are friend, love, help, happy, race and lesbian. Recurring phrases include “happy halloween”, “congressional district”, “trans woman” and “wins reelection”. By format, 60% are text posts, 17% are images and 14% are links.

trans 45
gay 42
halloween 29
sexuality 26
wins 22
friend 19
love 19
help 18
happy 18
race 18
lesbian 17
democrat 16
man 16
feel 16
lgbtq+ 15
transgender 15
friends 14
flag 14

Popular post flairs: Need Advice :snoo_thoughtful: (135), Selfie :snoo: (61), :flag-united-states: US Specific (53), :usrrainbowupvote: Coming Out! (30), Art/Creative (20), Politics (14).

Activity and best time to post

r/lgbt gets about 150 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,006,092 posts and 9,163,251 comments in total, about 9.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (211 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (125). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026

Text posts 60%Images 17%Links 14%Galleries 7%Videos 2%

Rules of r/lgbt

The moderators of r/lgbt list 14 rules. In short:

Be respectful
Must have willingness to learn; no 'you're too sensitive'
No bait-and-switch posts
No advertisements, spam, or crowdfunders.
No Survey and Research requests
No promoting hate
Don't share hate speech
Please don't direct message individual Mods about a Moderation issue - use ModMail!
NSFW Content
Provide sources when sharing news

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/lgbt and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How big is r/lgbt?

r/lgbt has 1,309,247 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #810 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 11,044 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.

When was r/lgbt created?

r/lgbt was created on Mar 14, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Mar 19, 2008.

Is r/lgbt still active?

Yes. r/lgbt gets about 150 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,006,092 posts and 9,163,251 comments. In a sample of 696 recent posts we counted 550 different authors.

What is the best time to post in r/lgbt?

Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What kind of posts are on r/lgbt?

The community describes itself as: “A safe space for GSRM (Gender, Sexual, and Romantic Minority) folk to discuss their lives, issues, interests, and passions. LGBT is still a popular term used to discuss gender and sexual minorities, but all GSRM are wel…” Recent post titles often mention trans, gay, halloween, sexuality and wins. Most posts are text posts (60%).

Is r/lgbt SFW?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/lgbt as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

What are the rules of r/lgbt?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/lgbt accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 14 posted rules, starting with: “Be respectful”; “Must have willingness to learn; no 'you're too sensitive'”; “No bait-and-switch posts”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

What subreddits are similar to r/lgbt?

Communities with similar topics include r/pregnant (1.7M), r/TwoXChromosomes (13.7M), r/space (28M) and r/AskWomen (5.8M).

Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/lgbt.

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