I would tell you but I'm not so good with words.

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Queer ASL focuses on introducing basic American Sign Language and Deaf culture to queer & transgender learners in Vancouver, BC. This involves learning the alphabet, finger-spelling, facial expressions, vocabulary, and grammar structures. At home, students access homework videos that feature the local queer signing community and a collection of Deaf culture information such as identity politics, cultural norms, history, current topics and issues, etc. The courses have a voice-off policy in order to both be respectful of signing spaces and to immerse ourselves in a signing environment. People who complete Queer ASL classes are able to carry basic conversations with signing queer folks and have a better understanding of the deaf/signing community.

The courses are taught through using powerpoints, videos, demonstrations, dialogue practice via partners and groups. All instructors are deaf and queer. Deaf queer guests (often folks featured in the homework videos) at times visit to provide additional perspectives and show students how we all have different signing styles. By having guests, this allows both signing queers and Queer ASL students become familiar with each other, thus building a bridge.

AAAAAAAAAH OMFG JUST WHEN YOU COULDN’T LOVE THESE KIDS MORE

Gaten Matazzaro. That smile could get him away with murder.

Caleb McLaughlan, dresses better than 99% of grown-ass men that I know. HOW DO YOU HAVE SUCH STYLE AND SWAG AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE?!