Gay in asl

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Newer ». From official signs for "lesbian" and "gay" which evoke sexual acts rather than identities, to the lack of distinction in the vocabulary between HIV and AIDS, to established-but-unofficial negative facial expressions associated with queer vocabulary, KSL has some aspects which are being called out as problematic, and a network of activists has been working since to build and propose alternative vocabulary. Found via Language Log. Good on 'em.

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GAY version. Pacific Daylight Time, rockiatrist writes: Prof. I see the comments in response to doing the sign for "GAY" and if any help, being a gay man, i find that the chin movement is what is told to me all the time by gay men who are Deaf. I did the ear lobe and they looked at me and even chuckled.