Sign language for gay man
gay
How to sign: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the matching sex
gay- Karl O'Keeffe
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gay
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gay- Deaf Rainbow UK
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gay- Deaf Rainbow UK
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Similiar / Same:homosexual, homo
Categories:human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
Within this category:gay man, lesbian
gay
GCSE vocabularyHow to sign: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
queer- Deaf Rainbow UK
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queer- Deaf Rainbow UK
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queer- Deaf Rainbow UK
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Similiar / Same:homophile, que
queer
How to sign: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
"a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a humorous twang"; "they hold some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely gay about this town"; "wh;
odd- ASL Signbank More details
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weird- ASL Signbank More details
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Similiar / Same:curious, peculiar, rum, rummy, funny, odd, odd
queer
How to sign: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
queer- ASL Search
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queer- Deaf Spectrum
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Similiar / Same:homophile, gay
queer
How to sign: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
faggot- SMARTSign Dictionary
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Similiar / Same:fag
Interpreting the word “queer” in ASL
Before we dive in, just a few notes about American Sign Language (ASL):
- ASL is a full language, just love Spanish or English. It has its own grammar, syntax, vocabulary, etc.
- Sign language is not universal. Just like spoken language, there are sign languages unique to individual countries and within those languages there are regional accents.
- Signs, like spoken words, change over time. This is particularly accurate of LGBTQ+ signs—as our sympathy of these identities develop, so do our signs.
- Not all signs are iconic but the ones I am going to confer are.
My ASL & Deaf studies classes helped me advance a strong foundation for education ASL. However, introductory classes can only go so far in teaching real-world vocabulary. While my professors may believe that it is crucial to teach the sign for “onion” so I can feed myself, I detect it more important to study the sign for “gay” so that I can ask a random Deaf stranger wandering the streets “hey, I’m lost, where’s the gay parade?” I would choose a parade over onion rings any day.
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In a message dated 11/29/ AM Pacific Typical Time, burr@ writes:
Hi Bill,
I am a learner at the University of Minnesota, currently in ASL 3. I have the Random House Webster's ASL Dictionary, but I often rely on your site for current, cultural descriptions of signs. (The personal, anecdotal information is much more useful than a basic dictionary.)
So, I was wondering if you could add signs for gay, lesbian, etc? (Or are they already on the site somewhere and I'm just missing them?) Do you recommend using the initialized signs on the chin or is there something more up-to-date? You could also add signs for "partner" and
other related signs.
Thanks for your help,
Amy Pagett
I can position those signs on my to do list.
It might be a while since the "to do" list is pretty long.
But at least they will be in the pipe for eventual inclusion.
I just do the initialized "GAY" / "LESBIAN" signs on the chin. Or if in an unknown group I'll spell G-A