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I've been looking online but having really found what seems like a suitable
translation.

I'm try to say something like

> people who self-identify as LGBT

The best I can think of is:

> LGBTとして自己意識する方々

Any alternative/better ways to write this?
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How to say "self-identify"?
I suggest LGBTとして生きている方々. I feel 自己意識 is a bit hard.
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Self-identity is often translated as 自己同一性, but I would translate the quoted
phrase, "people self-identifies as LGBT" as "LGBTとして自己認識するする人(人々), or
LGBTとして自主張識する人（人々）.
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I haven't seen much 自己意識する outside philosophical books, and moreover it'd mean
"be self-conscious" or "be self-aware".

Better literal word for "self-identify" would be 自己認識:

> LGBTと自己認識している人々

But I don't think it is a sophisticated enough word for other than academic
papers (i.e. for those already know what "self-identify" means). You could
also use many explanatory wording to describe what you want to say by "self-
identify".

> 自分のことをLGBTと意識している人々  
>  自分がLGBT（である／だ）とみなしている人々  
>  自分がLGBTにあたると考えている人々  
>  （自分が）LGBT（である／だ）と答えた人々  
>  LGBT（である／だ）という自覚を持っている人々  
>  LGBTとしてのアイデンティティを持つ人々

By the way, this is very much closer to nitpicking, but, 方々 may sound you are
distant from mentioned people, so it's recommended to use this word only in a
certain high honorific style that everyone is addressed by 方, or change to 人々.
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