Happy Pride Month!

Pride Month holds particular significance for Visually Speaking and the queer signers as it intersects two important aspects of identity: being part of the LGBTQ+ community and the ASL community. Here are some reasons why Pride Month is important:

1. Visibility and Representation: Pride Month provides a platform for DeafQueers to celebrate their unique identities and experiences. It helps raise visibility and recognition of the intersectionality of being both Deaf and LGBTQ+, promoting understanding and acceptance within both communities.
2. Advocacy and Activism: Pride Month serves as an opportunity for DeafQueers to advocate for their rights and address the specific challenges they face. It highlights issues such as access to inclusive healthcare, equal employment opportunities, and cultural acceptance.
3. Community Support and Connection: Pride Month creates a sense of community for DeafQueers and Allies, fostering connections with others who share similar experiences. It offers spaces for support, networking, and building relationships with individuals who understand and validate their identities.
4. Empowerment and Self-Acceptance: Pride Month encourages Queers to embrace their authentic selves proudly. It promotes self-acceptance, self-love, and empowerment, enabling individuals to live openly and authentically without fear or shame.
5. Intersectional Solidarity: Pride Month emphasizes the importance of intersectionality and solidarity among diverse communities. It encourages collaboration and allyship between the LGBTQ+ and Deaf communities, recognizing the unique challenges faced by DeafQueers and working towards inclusivity and equality for all.

Ultimately, Pride Month for Queers is a time to celebrate their identities, raise awareness about their experiences, advocate for their rights, and foster a sense of belonging within the broader LGBTQ+ and Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind and DeafDisabled communities.

In conclusion, as Visually Speaking celebrates the vibrant diversity and resilience of the Queer ASL community during Pride Month, we invite you to join us at the ASL Lounge. Experience a space where identities are honored, voices are heard, and presence is celebrated. Together, let us embrace the power of intersectionality, support one another, and continue advocating for a world that values and respects all individuals, regardless of their identities.  Stop by the ASL Lounge;  where inclusivity, pride, and community thrive.  Saturday June 24 on Broadway Capitol Hill Fest and Sunday June 25th at The Seattle Center.