Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026#DeafLGBTQWeek Community Love from Traź 💜 173
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Check out the many ways you can participate this week! deaflgbtqweek.info #DeafLGBTQWeek #DeafQueer #DeafLGBTQ #Deaf #Queer #DeafQueerPrideWeek 042
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Happy #DeafLGBTQWeek! We love you! 🏳️⚧️🤟🏽🏳️🌈 [More in the Alt] 084
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Curious how DQRC got its start? Read about it here! ⠀ PDF format: bit.ly/dqrcinterview 💜🤟🏽🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #DeafQueer #DeafLGBTQ #DQRC #DeafQueerPioneers #DeafQueerHistory 093
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 09/04/2026#DeafLGBTQWeek is almost here! Join us in uplifting and celebrating Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and HoH trans and queer communities during National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week! Check out the many ways to participate: deaflgbtqweek.info We love you and can’t wait to celebrate with you. 💜 175
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Check out this interview with the amazing Armani Lawrence by San Diego Voyager magazine. 💜 sdvoyager.com/interview/ch... 050
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 12/12/2025We believe survivors. Today and every day. Know you are seen and deeply loved. 💜 062
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 02/12/2025For 30 years, DQRC has been a vital lifeline and community pillar for Deaf Queer & Trans communities. To continue the critical work we do, we need your support. Please consider making a donation today. Donate here : bit.ly/dqrcrocks We love you. #DeafQueer #InvestInYourCommunities 064
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Did you know? When the world turned its back on the AIDS pandemic, it was primarily Lesbians that stepped up and took care of our infected Gay and Bisexual siblings. #WorldAIDSDay #LesbiansAreBaddasses #QueerHistory 061
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Today is World AIDS Day. Please join us in taking time to pause and reflect on the importance of this day and to remember the many Deaf and signing loved ones, friends, and community members that were taken too soon from us by the AIDS pandemic. deafaids.info 062
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Meet Landon Gonzales, a deaf, gay, Latinx, and Jewish actor and model studying Art and Media Design and ASL at Gallaudet. His new poem explores our relationship with time. Thank you for your beautiful work, Landon. 💜 081
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 23/11/2025More info and registration link in the Alt. 181
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Did you know?⠀ ⠀ The ASL sign for ‘transgender’ is similar to the ASL sign for ‘beautiful’ but is signed on the middle of the chest. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Illustration by Carlisle Robinson (@carodoodles.bsky.social), a talented Deaf trans artist based in Canada. 💜🏳️⚧️🤟🏽 0189
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Zee, a Deaf AfroAsian transgender youth shares his coming out story. 💜🏳️⚧️🤟🏽 092
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Happy Trans Awareness Week!⠀ We love you. 💜🤟🏽🏳️⚧️ 072
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Intersex liberation is part of our collective struggle for justice. DQRC celebrates intersex people and their fight for self-determination, dignity, and pride. 💛💜 0112
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Vote! Your vote matters! It really does. 053
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 02/11/2025⠀ Día de los Muertos Honoring our ancestors and recently departed loved ones. 💜⠀ 062
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Happy Halloween! Be safe. We love you. 💜 180
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 29/10/2025An in-person event in San Francisco. ASL interpreted. Join us! RSVP, full agenda & speaker list: bit.ly/rct-rsvp “ #LanguageJustice 070
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 14/10/2025We mourn the passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fearless Black trans elder who fought for liberation, dignity, and justice. From Stonewall to decades of advocacy, she taught us to resist, to love fiercely, and to care radically. Her spirit lives on in every fight for collective freedom. 013053
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 13/10/2025On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer peoples who have resisted erasure and continue to restore balance through culture, community, and love. Their leadership calls us to build a world rooted in justice, belonging, and collective care and liberation. 💜 0114
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Happy National Coming Out Day from the Deaf Queer Resource Center! Whether you’re out or not, we love and support you! 💜🤟🏽 *** #DeafQueer #QueerDeaf #DeafLGBTQ #DeafTrans #DeafQueerYouth #DeafGay #DeafLesbian #DeafBisexual #DeafPansexual #DeafNonbinary #YouAreLoved 073
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Are you a Deaf queer, trans, or questioning youth between the ages of 13-18? Do you have questions about, or are you struggling with your sexuality or gender identity? Join us for a free, confidential and nonjudgmental support chat on October 11th. More info in the Alt. #DeafQueerYouth 072
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Happy Pride! 🏳️⚧️🎉🏳️🌈 Art by the talented Seattle-based Deaf Queer artist Jena Floyd 💜 0328
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Happy Pride Month! 🏳️⚧️🎉🏳️🌈 1263
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Happy Deaf Queer & Trans Asian Pacific Islander Pride Day! We love you! 💜 1195
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 05/04/2025For those joining protests around the country today, be safe. We love you! 💜 063
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Know Your Protest Rights via @aclu.org 0102
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️ ⠀ Did you know?⠀ ⠀ The ASL sign for ‘transgender’ is similar to the ASL sign for ‘beautiful’ but is signed on the middle of the chest. Illustration by Deaf trans artist Carlisle Robinson. #TDOV #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #DeafTransPride #ASL #QueerASLSigns ⠀⠀ 18328
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 28/03/2025“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” —Angela Davis #AngelaDavis #Revolutionary #Revolution #Resistance 2234
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 26/02/2025“Self love is recognizing my worth and celebrating my growth while living in my truth. Self-love equals reclaiming yourself over and over again.” —Armani Lawrence #SelfLove #BlackDeafQueer #BlackDeafNonBinary #BlackDeaf #Deaf #BlackDeafQueerJoy #DeafQueer #DeafTrans #DeafNonBinary #DeafLGBTQ 081
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Come be with Community! A virtual gathering on DeafQueer.Chat ALL WELCOME! Thursday, February 27th PT: 5:30-6:30 PM MT: 6:30-7:30 PM CT: 7:30-8:30 PM ET: 8:30-9:30 PM Location: deafqueer.chat Note: This is a text-based chatroom. We love you! #DeafQueer #DeafLGBTQ #DeafTrans #DeafQueerChat 0155
Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 22/02/2025#ProtectTransPeople Art by Kellie Martin #TransRightsAreHumanRight #DeafTransgender #DeafTrans #WeLoveYou 0339
![National Association of the Deaf Magazine
Fall 2022 issue
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![#DeafLGBTQWeek is almost here! Whooo!
April 13-19, 2026
This past year has been incredibly challenging for many of us. Despite this, Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and HoH trans and queer people continue to rise, create, inspire, love, resist, find joy, and support one another and our communities through it all.
Join us in uplifting and celebrating Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and HoH trans and queer communities during National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week, also known as #DeafLGBTQWeek, taking place April 13 to 19, 2026 this year.
Show your pride and allyship. Get involved!
Check out the many ways to participate:
https://deaflgbtqweek.info
https://bit.ly/deaflgbtqweek
We love you and can’t wait to celebrate with you.

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[image: colorful background with the National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week logo. Logo description: https://bit.ly/deaflgbtqweeklogo. Text on graphic: Show Your Deaf Queer & Trans Love! / National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week / April 13-19, 2026]
#DeafLGBTQ #DeafQueerWeek #DeafQueer #DeafGay #DeafLesbian #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #DeafNonbinary #DeafBisexual #DeafBi #Deaf #WeLoveYou](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreigblkrr23uvkejar6rjczk4a7zaz4uvootjkqtrhll5pecs4ytmmq)
![We believe survivors. Today and every day.
Know you are seen and deeply loved. 💜
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[image: violet background with black text on a white block background: “We believe survivors”. DQRC’s logo is at the bottom of image]
#WeBelieveSurvivors #BelieveSurvivors #BelieveSurvivorsChangeTheCulture](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreiex4nb6yt55ksxzbim56mked6pw7yhyukodsrzqfyt6uti4b6idiq)
![Today is World AIDS Day.
Please join us in taking time to pause and reflect on the importance of this day and to remember the many Deaf and signing loved ones, friends, and community members that were taken too soon from us by the AIDS pandemic. A list of these individuals can be found at https://deafaids.info.
The Names of Deaf Lost to AIDS/HIV website is updated once per year on this day.
If you know of someone missing from the list and/or have an obituary, photograph, video or other information about an individual listed, or would like to share a memory (in ASL or written English) that you have about one or more individuals you knew on the list, please submit it to names@deafaids.info.
If you don’t currently know your HIV status, today is a good day to make an appointment to get tested.
“Testing is the only way to know for sure if you have HIV. Knowing your status means you can keep yourself and your sexual partners healthy. Being diagnosed early gives you a better chance of living a long and healthy life.” —avert.org
We love you. 💜
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[image: an AIDS ribbon with the names of Deaf and signing community members written inside it, names randomly taken from deafaids.info. Text on ribbon: “Remember Their Names” and at bottom, “Deaf Lost to AIDS | deafaids.info”. Graphic created by Drago]
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[Image description via Carlisle: an illustration of ASL for transgender in trans pride flag color. The sign starts with hands almost like high five but slightly bent with thumb a bit inside, as if you’re holding an egg. The hand is placed on chest with side of thumb and index finger touching your chest. Then the hand is moved away from chest with fingers in more closed, the hand is rotated that your palm is facing inward toward your chest. Then last sign is all fingers touching each other at fingertips, with side of your pinkie finger touching the chest] ⠀⠀
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![Intersex liberation is part of our collective struggle for justice.
DQRC celebrates intersex people and their fight for self-determination, dignity, and pride. 💛💜
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[image: yellow background with purple circle (Intersex flag) with text: Deaf Intersex People Exist”]
#IntersexDayOfSolidarity #DeafIntersex #DeafIntersexPeopleExist](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreifqnbfcoqp3ctztklqc5uq4z3ozapn277nnrmw4wp5cwgcy6ze7sm)
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Día de los Muertos
Honoring our ancestors and recently departed loved ones. 💜⠀
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[image: black background at top in white text, “Dia de los Muertos”. Two coloful Dia de los Muertos images of two couples (skeletons) is shown in the middle titled, “Ella y Ella” (left) and “El y El” (right) by artist Nicholas Ivins. At the bottom there is text, “Honoring Our Queer Ancestors & Loved Ones” and in very small text after that, “Deaf Queer Resource Center @deafqueer "Ella y Ella" and "El y EL" Illustrations by Nicholas Ivins”]⠀⠀⠀
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#DiaDeLosMuertos #DiaDeMuertos #DayofTheDead #DiaDeLosMuertosLGBTQ #DiaDeLosMuertosLGBT #Latinx #QueerDiaDeLosMuertos #QueerLatinx #LGBTQDiadeLosMuertos #LGBTQLatinx #QueerDiaDeMuertos #LGBTDiadeMuertos #LGBTQDiaDeMuertos #QueerDayofTheDead #LGBTQDayoftheDead #LGBTQ #Queer #Los41Maricones #LaJoteria #Joteria #GayLatino #LesbianLatina #TransLatinx #HonoringOurQueerLatinxAncestors #HonoringOurLGBTQLatinxAncestors](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreif5twvo52guknzrfjagah35doyo6lvdn4fhais34ybqdgvagzf5vi)
![We mourn the passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fearless Black transgender elder whose life embodied the struggle for liberation, dignity, and justice. From the Stonewall uprising to her decades of advocacy for incarcerated trans women and communities of color, Miss Major taught generations to resist oppression and love each other fiercely in the face of state violence. Her legacy is one of radical care and defiant joy, a reminder that true freedom means leaving no one behind. May her spirit continue to guide us as we fight for the world she envisioned.
Rest in power, Miss Major. Your legacy and work will live on.
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Art by @translashmedia
[image: colorful illustration of Miss Majors with text: “I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train & teach & love on & create families within my community & gender non-conforming people so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved & seek happiness, & share that with people that we care about.” —Miss Major Griffin-Gracy“]
#RIPMissMajor #MissMajor #TransElder #TransPioneer #Stonewall #TransIcon #TransLiberation](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreigo2csxgynqglokp2blyk665olx4dqvcd5dsk4ym4hnpidr5vmfye)
![Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Two-Spirit and Indiqueer peoples who have resisted erasure and continue to restore balance through culture, community, and love. Their leadership calls us to build a world rooted in justice, belonging, and collective care and liberation. 💜
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![Saturday, October 11, 2025
Pacific Time: 9 -10 AM
Mountain Time: 10-11 AM
Central Time: 11 AM - Noon
Eastern Time: Noon - 1 PM
Location: https://deafqueer.chat
Chatroom Tips: https://bit.ly/deafqueerchat
We love you! 💜🤟🏽
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[image: Text: "Deaf Queer & Trans Youth Coming Out Support - October 11, 2025 - 9-10 AM PT / Noon - 1 PM ET - DeafQueer.Chat". Lower part of graphic has rainbow colors and an illustration of a group of youth]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreibkbtsrqjiv7hvlvnjxmgq67kltn67qctdyjhht2s72rilkfxwwqa)
![Happy Pride! 🏳️⚧️🎉🏳️🌈
Art by the talented Seattle-based Deaf Queer artist Jena Floyd 💜
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[image: A black photocopy texture overlays a soft rainbow gradient—reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, and purples blending underneath. Two arms with closed fists cross behind a thumbs-up hand, forming the ASL sign for “love yourself.”The outlines are semi-transparent, letting the rainbow gradient show through. Above, the text reads: “Love yourself hard.” A small handwritten signature appears in the bottom right.]
#HappyPride #DeafLGBTQPride #DeafLGBTQ #DeafQueer #DeafGay #DeafLesbian #DeafDyke #DeafBisexual #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #DeafBi #DeafNonbinary #DeafEnby #DeafPoly #DeafGenderqueer #DeafPansexual #QueerDeaf #DeafQueerPride #DeafQueerArt](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreigp65hb6hod5trw7de2c576rz4tetx5xxw53xciyflobawjdtjpri)
![We love you. 🏳️⚧️🤟🏽💜
[image: a heart-shaped trans flag with “Love, Support, and Protect Deaf Trans Kids”. Below it in smaller text, a line of hearts with “Deaf Queer Resource Center”.]
#LoveDeafTransKids #LoveDeafTransYouth #SupportDeafTransKids #SupportDeafTransYouth #ProtectDeafTransKids #ProtectTransKids #ProtectDeafTransYouth #WeSeeYou #WeLoveYou #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #TransDeaf #TransgenderDeaf #Trans #DeafTransYouth #Transgender #TransKids 💜](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreiea2r4auxm5dv247eo7ueoimufkg5sfbdj7jbpxu347fzlyjsaorm)
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![📅 Sunday November 23 at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT
Register: tinyurl.com/2025rethinking
Virtual event organized by the Catalyze Project.
“Let's come together to think about what the Thanksgiving holiday means and how to continue to challenge its legacy. We will discuss how to work together to confront colonialism and defend Mother Earth.
Presenters:
🔸 Eve Reyes-Aguirre (Izkaloteka Mexica Azteca), Indigenous rights advocate and organizer working for decolonization and land sovereignty, with @tonatierra_org
🔸Cindi Martin is an Anishinaabe Deaf woman from Red Lake Nation, raised in South Minneapolis. She is the Managing Director for Indigenous Interpreters Organization (IIO).
🔸Lara Kiswani is from Aqir and Beit Iksa, Palestine, and is the executive director of the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) serving, and organizing thousands of working class Arabs and Muslims across the SF Bay Area.
🔸Nisrin Elamin is an Assistant Professor of African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Nisrin is a member of the Sudan Solidarity Collective which provides material support to mutual aid networks and unions at the forefront of relief efforts in Sudan.
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[flyer: green background with photos of above mentioned presenters plus logos of sponsors. Text “Rethinking Thanksgiving Annual Webinar - Sunday, November 23 at 4 pm ET / 1 PM PT - ASL, Spanish and live captions”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreid6ht2czfjdx5j4tjjbm6tkneexegdx7qeaoyjkrzgk4hi54ns7se)
![Trans Day of Remembrance 2025
Today we honor the lives of our trans family who were taken from us through violence, hatred, and neglect. We remember them with love and with purpose.
According to the most recent global monitoring reports, at least 281 trans and gender diverse people were murdered in the past year. These are just those that we know of. Eighty-eight percent were Black or Brown. Many were activists, sex workers, migrants, and young people. Most were killed in Latin America and the Caribbean. Many were killed in their own homes or on the street. These numbers reflect not only loss but also a global pattern of racism, misogyny, and state violence that continues to target our communities.
In the United States, the Trans Remembrance Project recorded 58 deaths of trans and gender expansive people. This included 27 deaths from violence and 21 deaths from suicide. Youth made up 61 percent of the suicide cases.
Today we hold space for grief and remembrance. We also commit to building a world where our trans communities can live with joy, security, and freedom.
Every trans person deserves a future.
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We love you. 💜🤟🏽🏳️⚧️
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[image: ASL alphabet letters spelling “deaf trans” on a transgender flag. Text at bottom, “Deaf Trans Pride Deaf Queer Resource Center deafqueer”]
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#TransIsBeautiful #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #TransgenderDeaf #TransDeaf #DeafNonbinary #NonbinaryDeaf #DeafGenderNonConforming #DeafGenderFuck #DeafGenderExpansive #DeafQueer #DeafGenderQueer #DeafLGBTQ #TransAwareness #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #Trans #Transgender #Deaf #ASL #TransWeek #TransAwarenessWeek #FingerSpelling #TransgenderDayOfVisibility #AmericanSignLanguage #TransgenderAwareness #TransPride #DeafQueer #DeafTransPride #DeafTransgenderPride](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreibtf7fpoeu22btekczqewiz74ib5khtse4vs5b3triocodipb25rm)
![Community platforms like ours do not build themselves overnight. Every post, every follower, and every ounce of engagement takes time, care, and years of persistent labor.
For some reason, there are people who feel a sense of entitlement to our social media accounts. We receive, virtually daily, messages that make demands like “Post this,” often with no context, no thanks, and no awareness that they are asking for free labor from a vastly overextended and underfunded nonprofit.
That is exactly why we created a social media policy several years ago. It helps us set healthy boundaries and helps us stay focused on using our limited time and energy in ways that keep our work sustainable.
You can read it here: https://bit.ly/dqrcsocialmedia
Thank you in advance for understanding and honoring the ongoing love, time, and tireless labor that we pour into the Deaf Queer Resource Center to do this critical work that we do.
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[image: silhouette of a laptop with DQRC's logo on the screen with text at bottom: "The Deaf Queer Resource Center's Social Media Advertising Policy". At bottom, logos of Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.]
#DQRCSocialMediaPolicy](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreihv3zhs23usixoo7apf6s6mxt5qzu6nr2lfagianq4kxiz336oqp4)
![“May you never know the fear of having your human rights debated every election season, or the betrayal and heartbreak of watching loved ones vote against your right to exist. May you never know what it’s like to be trans in a world filled with so much hate it wants to erase your existence simply for living your authentic truth.” —Rye Chase
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[image: progressive Pride flag on left with above quote on right. DQRC’s logo at the bottom]
#QueerRightsAreHumanRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreifiihhg5o3wjlpzt3226w3h43n2vyqnc4hqq7sp3ayl742lchqnh4)
![“BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.”
Thank you, @aclu_nationwide
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[image: screenshot of social media post with above text from ACLU]
#LoveIsLove #MarriageEquality #LoveWins #SCOTUS](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreietpktr74ctrszdprykghubjg7pop4lgexchegkmyolz4xqr4hy3y)
![Today, the Supreme Court of the United States gave Donald Trump the power to enforce a cruel policy he implemented earlier this year that blocks transgender and nonbinary people from having passports that reflect who we are. This is state-sanctioned erasure and a direct attack on our freedom, safety, and dignity. Our identities are not up for debate. No court can ever erase who we are. No court can ever erase our truth. Trans rights are human rights, and come what may, we must keep resisting, keep organizing, and keep fighting with love for a future rooted in justice, liberation, and freedom for each and every one of us.
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[image: trans flag background with text and title: “No Court Can Erase Us”. DQRC’s logo at the bottom]
#WeWillNotBeErased #TransIsBeautiful #TransRights #TransPassports #OrrVsTrump #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #Transgender #Trans #Nonbinary #TransgenderRights #NonbinaryRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreigxbdsljrsxmqyxfr3uvspqffxzfr73g7apn3ezvleq4vtol5js2a)
![Vote!
Your vote matters! It really does.
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[image: a button pin with “Deaf Queers Vote”. DQRC’s “super” logo at the top. Small text at the bottom, “Your vote matters!”]
#DeafQueersVote #DeafQueerVote #DeafLGBTQVote
#DeafLGBTQPeopleVote #QueerPeopleVote #DeafQueer #DeafQueers #DeafLGBTQ #QueerDeaf #LGBTQVote #QueerVote #DeafVote #Vote #DeafQueerPeopleVote #Election25](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreiavr2mxc4uafkumxiwmg65yyoacchamiz37hml4f2dzfptyfts4la)
![“Resistance is NOT a one lane highway. Maybe your lane is protesting, maybe your lane is organizing, maybe your lane is counseling, maybe your lane is art activism, maybe your lane is surviving the day.
Do NOT feel guilty for not occupying every lane. We need all of them.”
—Lindss_Tastic
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[image: screenshot of social media post (black background with white text) with above quote]
#Resist](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreicbygwgo7azvlw6wmmika6tgxmegradt5lycjyjgqm36dbofxvaqu)
![Shameful. In a statement released today, the Trump Administration is equating gender-affirming care with "child abuse" and seeking to punish those who provide critical, life-saving support and services to our trans and gender diverse youth.
Gender-affirming care is NOT child abuse. It is a vital, evidence-based approach that empowers transgender and gender-diverse youth to live authentic, healthy lives. Gender-affirming care saves lives and reduces risks of depression, anxiety, and self-harm. Labeling gender-affirming care as “abuse” is dangerous, misleading and undermines the dignity and rights of our youth to be their true selves.
White House statement: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/national-child-abuse-prevention-month-2025
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[image: light blue frame with pink highlights and black text: “Love, support & protect Deaf Trans Youth” with smaller text and a pink heart: “Gender-affirming care saves lives.” DQRC’s “super” logo at the bottom of image]
#TransphobiaKills #GenderAffirmingCareSavesLives #LoveDeafTransLove #SupportDeafTransYouth #CherishDeafTransYouth #ProtectDeafTransYouth #DeafTransYouth #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #DeafTransgenderYouth #DeafTransKids #DeafTransgenderKids #WeLOVEYou #YourAreNotAlone](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreibozg32q6wqdcrxgwvnz2hg4mylvgppe4i4l6v3twxwlsswre326q)
![From Kellie Martin:
Trans and nonbinary people deserve to live safely, freely, and with dignity—without fear, discrimination, or harm. Their existence is not up for debate. It’s up to all of us to stand up, speak out, and protect our trans community. Support, uplift, and fight for a world where trans lives are valued, celebrated, and protected. 💖💙🤍
#ProtectTransPeople #TransRightsAreHumanRights
#nonbinary #they #humanright #lovewins #asl #protect #trans #people #activist
[ID: three-panel digital illustration with a gradient background of blue, pink, and white, representing the transgender pride flag. Each panel features a different person signing in American Sign Language (ASL), along with bold black text forming the phrase
“PROTECT TRANS PEOPLE.”
The first panel shows a person with long, wavy hair signing “protect” in ASL.
The second panel features a person with short, blond hair, glasses, and chest surgery scars signing “trans.”
The third panel depicts a person with curly hair signing “people.”
The artist’s IG handle, “@kelliemartinart,” is included in the bottom right corner.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:afkgyahmxm2vikgytv4m3g7x/bafkreichf7lospxibis5wgmku6wzzqqjpp6w5cmy7juxr6w7n3xcl4f6ge)