This is how you say Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer in British Sign Language

This week it’s Deaf Awareness week in the UK. So here’s how you say some important LGBT+ terms in British Sign Language.

A few years ago, Deaf Direct produced a video, just before Pride season, which included various British Sign Language signs to help everybody get to grasp with a few LGBT+ terms.

The video was created by Deaf Direct to “celebrate the diversity of our community”.

If you’ve ever wanted to know how to sign the words lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, this simple video helps you say those words perfectly.

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Do people in the UK use ASL or BSL?

William and Simon, who both appear in the video explain that in the UK we use BSL – rather than ASL (American Sign Language) and they take us through the gestures you need to make to say, in BSL, a few terms which identify LGBT+ folks.

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How to say LGBT+ terms in British Sign Lanugauge

In the video the LGBT+ words and terms Simon and William demonstrate are:

Lesbian

Gay

Bisexual

Transgender

Queer

This is how you say Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer in British Sign Language

This week it’s Deaf Awareness week in the UK. So here’s how you say some important LGBT+ terms in British Sign Language.

Do people in the UK use ASL or BSL?

How to say LGBT+ terms in British Sign Lanugauge

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