Happy Pride Month!
Celebrate with Visually Speaking where LGBTQ+ and ASL pride unite. Find the ASL Lounge for fabulous events and community love all month. Let’s slay, sparkle, and embrace our true selves together!
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Charlie’s Queer Bookstore: A Sanctuary of Queer Literature and Community
Celebrate LGBTQ+ history at Charlie’s Queer Book Store during National Awareness Week, on Saturday, April 20, 3-5pm. An inviting event at a significant third space, it offers a chance to connect over queer literature, continuing the legacy of sanctuaries like San Francisco’s “A Different Light.”
Step Into the Ring: A Virtual Queer Speed Networking Chat Party!
On April 19, Visually Speaking presents a Virtual Chat Event, the ASL SPEED NETWORKING extravaganza. The event promises a dazzling queer speed networking experience, replacing random Omegle encounters with a colorful, electrifying virtual cocktail party. Registration is required for this thrilling digital connection fest where you could meet anyone, from global strangers to neighbors, all in a spirit of camaraderie and celebration. Note: AI helped craft this content for entertainment.
Signaraoke: The Greatest Show on Earth!
Step into the breathtaking Signaraoke, an innovative fusion of sign language and karaoke under the Crescent Lounge’s Big Top, where songs and stories unfold through expressive gestures. Celebrating inclusivity with two ASL interpreters, this is a world where visual performances create powerful emotions, driven by the enthusiastic Toe-Knee and karaoke DJs, inviting all to join in the spectacle and let their signing creativity take center stage. Note: This content, crafted with AI for amusement in a whimsical tone, may not reflect reality.
National Deaf LGBTQ+ Awareness Week – April 15-21, 2024
National Deaf LGBTQ+ Awareness Week, held each April since 2018, promotes understanding and solidarity for Deaf LGBTQ+ individuals. Established by the Deaf Queer Resource Center, it highlights intersectional challenges like discrimination and communication barriers. This year, Visually Speaking in Seattle offers four events including Signaraoke and online socials, creating a platform for celebration and support within the community. Allies can engage via social media using #DeafLGBTQWeek and by donating to the Deaf Queer Resource Center.
Donations may be allocated to support Certified Deaf Interpreters, DeafBlind interpreters and support, ASL interpreters from marginalized communities, as well as fund requests for event access for Black Lives Matter (BLM) and various marginalized community events.