How to say gay in asl

Languages around the earth are changing rapidly to become more inclusive of Diverse identities.

But for people who use American Sign Language, ruling a visual and conceptual way to represent an inner identity can be complicated, and in some cases, there’s still not a clear consensus on which sign is best.

“With signs associated to identity, it’s personal, and it’s hard to detect one sign that works for everyone,” said Julie A. Hochgesang, a Deaf linguist and professor at Gallaudet University in Northeast Washington.

The Washington Post asked several members of the Deaf homosexual community to display how ASL is evolving.

Finding the right sign for ‘queer’
Consider the pos “queer.” In ASL, there are at least three ways to sign it. One popular subscribe for “queer” uses the sign for “rainbow,” in reference to the rainbow Pride flag.

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How to sign: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

Similiar / Same:homo, gay

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