@learn_asl_with_michelle: Did you know that LGBTQ+ vocabulary in ASL can vary depending on where you live? Just like spoken languages evolve over time, ASL does too. Some signs become more common, some become outdated, and some can even have very different meanings depending on the local Deaf community. Today, we're exploring some of the ASL vocabulary used when talking about LGBTQ+ identities and why learning language also means learning culture and community. One of the most important parts of learning ASL is understanding that signs don't exist in isolation—they exist within real communities, real people, and real experiences. Save this one for later and keep building your ASL vocabulary. ❤️ #TikTokLearningCampaign #LanguageLearning #americansignlanguage #learnsignlanguage #SignLanguage
As a trans interpreter, I’m a little disappointed the sign for trans was not included. This feels exclusionary and dismissive.
2026-07-02 10:39:49
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carley💛 :
I only knew the older sign for lesbian! so happy to learn these. thanks for these videos :)
2026-07-02 13:58:59
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J.Scuttle :
Thank you!! I’m brand new to learning and my ASL app isn’t giving me things like this so I love adding little bits here and there into my learning! Appreciate you!😁
2026-08-10 16:55:16
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be the jayceboy :
i was told by my deaf prof who’s gay that the older sign is used for gay men specifically
2026-08-09 22:36:33
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spillsintheteahouse :
Let Deaf creators do the teaching. Platform Deaf creators. Support the Deaf community instead of taking the spotlight for yourself.
2026-07-04 20:23:02
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Ellis :
I've seen a different sign for queer. kinda like the handshake for "empty" palm down, from the front of the hair/forehead toward the back of the head
2026-07-02 09:12:54
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Kelly Ann 🇺🇸 💙🏳️🌈 ally :
Hi. Interpreter here. I know that there are some LGBTQ signs I, as a straight person, am not supposed to use. Are the signs in this video ok for me to use…especially when interpreting?
2026-07-03 15:18:28
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L :
Can you do the sign for trans and the sign for drag queen? To me they look very similar in movement and place so just curious to see the difference between each sign
2026-07-02 03:26:44
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Sangyé Chöga Martin 🏳️🌈🍉 :
LEARN ASL FROM DEAF PEOPLE
2026-09-06 06:10:24
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ibadãhasiyahata :
if you are not Deaf/Hh , teaching ASL is inappropriate
2026-08-25 05:21:30
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Sara :
How’d we skip the trans group though?
2026-07-01 23:35:14
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FallenLeaf :
This is outdated information. The community is changing to spelling gay and lesbian because the prior signs were euphemisms for “eating” with the L as a vagina and the “G” as a p3nis. Please learn from Deaf creators!!!
2026-07-03 04:00:37
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Elizabeth Estervig :
Huh. I learned “lesbian” like the first sign but instead of tapping twice, flicking the pointer finger straight down from the chin?
2026-07-02 23:37:57
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Heather :
I learned old signs for gay and lesbian when my deaf daugher came home from school and got mad at me and called me both. I had no idea what she said but I knew she was using it to be mean. I had to go to her teachers and ask what she was calling me. This was after I leaned dumb and stupid because she did the same thing with those. I always gave her 1 free pass because how can I discipline her when I don't knew what she is saying? she is now an adult and is Bi. lol we still laugh about this.
2026-07-02 05:56:28
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