THE ‘LGBTI’ ACRONYM HAS BEEN WILDLY USED BY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AS A FORM OF REFERRING TO MINORITY GROUPS THAT ARE STIGMATIZED ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND/OR SEX CHARACTERISTICS. IN THIS REGARD, THIS STUDY PROPOSES A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OVER THE USE OF SUCH AN ACRONYM; IN PARTICULAR, IT APPROACHES THE CONCERN RAISED BY SCHOLARS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES ABOUT ITS OVERSIMPLIFICATION GIVEN THE VARIETY OF EXPRESSIONS, IDENTITIES AND BODY CHARACTERISTICS THAT DIFFER FROM SOCIAL NORMATIVITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE CURRENT WORK RELIES ON A MULTICULTURAL CONCEPTION OVER SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES, AND ITS MAIN FINDINGS VALIDATE THE CRITICISM THAT THE ‘LGBTI’ ACRONYM LACKS IN INCLUDING ALL NON-NORMATIVE IDENTITIES. IT EMPHASIZES THE EXCLUSION OF GROUPS OUTSIDE OF WESTERN CULTURES AS WELL AS THOSE BELONGING TO TRADITIONAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. LASTLY, IT RAISES A REFLECTION ON A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO SUCH A CONCEPTUAL PROBLEM.