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‘Coming out’

This BSL poem by David Ellington has a very political theme. It focuses around fighting various forms of oppression and how embracing your various identities, acts as a form of resistance to that oppression.

Figure 1c (Ad Infinitum, no date)

The videos below are from Deaf Rainbow UK, and show various coming out stories and educational content to help deaf queer individuals discover and embrace their identity.

Figure 2c (Deaf Rainbow UK, 2021)
Figure 4c (Deaf Rainbow UK, 2021)
Figure 3c (Deaf Rainbow UK, 2021)
Figure 5c (Deaf Rainbow UK, 2021)

References:

Window Image and Figure 1c: Ad Infinitum, (no date), Liberty by David Ellington. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVVjMCgHCKA&t=1s [Accessed 09 May 2022].

Figure 2c: Deaf Rainbow UK (2021) Coming Out: Immy. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEps2lhx3VU [Accessed 09 May 2022].

Figure 3c: Deaf Rainbow UK (2021) Coming Out: Cory. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep8PRP0NBCI [Accessed 13 May 2022].

Figure 4c: Deaf Rainbow UK (2021) Introduction-DRUK Glossary. 14 June. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyhpobda69M [Accessed 13 May 2022].

Figure 5c: Deaf Rainbow UK (2021) Gender Identity, Deaf Rainbow UK. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKdbdF_t_8A&t=1s [Accessed 09 May 2022].

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