GLBT Sign Language?

[VamPyroX]

I recently talked with a few of my friends and the subject of GLBT sign language came up. He said that he went to a GLBT meeting and was told that we should chance how we sign gays, lesbians, bis, and transgenders. What's your opinion on this? Is it really worth changing sign language for GLBT?

 

[kuifje75]

What do you mean about changing signs for these words? Do you mean like the political correctness of certain signs? Like how some people do not like it when gay is signed as "G" on chin, but rather fingerspelled as G-A-Y? To me, it is really no big deal, and I don't think I would really change it.

 

[VamPyroX]

What do you mean about changing signs for these words? Do you mean like the political correctness of certain signs? Like how some people do not like it when gay is signed as "G" on chin, but rather fingerspelled as G-A-Y? To me, it is really no big deal, and I don't think I would really change it.

Yeah, they prefered the politically correct way of using these sign languages. For gay, you spell it out instead of saying "G" on the chin. For transgendered, you make a motion of an opened hand to closed hand whole rounding your wrist around an imaginary breast. Bi is left alone with a simple "B-I" as it is spelled out. Lesbian is prefered to be spelled out like with gay.

 

[lilredridinhood]

Personally, I don't care how it's signed.

 

[VamPyroX]

That's the spirit!

 

[pbpara]

Doesn't that sign for Transgendered sort of infer that all of them are male to female transgenders? I'm surprised that would be their PC sign...there are female to male transgenders too.

 

[Fly Free]

For transgendered, you make a motion of an opened hand to closed hand whole rounding your wrist around an imaginary breast.

Vampy -- im unable to understand ur explaination on this sign for transgendered -- can u please explain a bit more clear for me q

 

[VamPyroX]

Vampy -- im unable to understand ur explaination on this sign for transgendered -- can u please explain a bit more clear for me q

It's hard to describe cuz I can't sign it perfectly myself.

Umm...

Instead of closing your hand completely, close it by using the pinky finger first and close the whole hand finger by finger like a domino effect.

That's the best I can describe. I don't really care because I think it's a waste of time making up a bunch of new signs when we should just stick with the old ones.

 

[pbpara]

Something in that is still decidedly female-centric to me...

 

[Fly Free]

It's hard to describe cuz I can't sign it perfectly myself.

Umm...

Instead of closing your hand completely, close it by using the pinky finger first and close the whole hand finger by finger like a domino effect.

That's the best I can describe. I don't really care because I think it's a waste of time making up a bunch of new signs when we should just stick with the old ones.

i agree abt the waste of time making up new signs -- but hell seeing new signs interests me on how ppl signs whatever word -- as for ur 2nd attempt in explaining -- i think i have a general idea but still do not see how it can be a sign for "transgendered" uhmm -- gracias Vampy

 

[kuifje75]

for people who changed their sex, I sign "sex" but I use the "x" on top in right way, then I twist the X backwards when I moved it down. Like "changed" whilst signing sex with one hand.

 

[Fly Free]

for people who changed their sex, I sign "sex" but I use the "x" on top in right way, then I twist the X backwards when I moved it down. Like "changed" whilst signing sex with one hand.

thats how i sign it too Kuifje

 

[CatoCooper13]

I must be getting quite rusty and forgettable about ASL...

It doesn't bother me -- no need to change anything if it's not too offending and so forth. :P

 

[VamPyroX]

for people who changed their sex, I sign "sex" but I use the "x" on top in right way, then I twist the X backwards when I moved it down. Like "changed" whilst signing sex with one hand.

That's the sign I like! I'm sorry if it appears offensive to some people but it's the only thing that will make people understand the real meaning.

 

[lilredridinhood]

That's the sign I like! I'm sorry if it appears offensive to some people but it's the only thing that will make people understand the real meaning.

i sign it that way too, so..

 

[Oddball]

I learned that sign of transgender is new to us in USA. U know sign of "x" reversable on cheek. Not anymore. New sign of "pretty" is on the chest.

 

[VamPyroX]

I learned that sign of transgender is new to us in USA. U know sign of "x" reversable on cheek. Not anymore. New sign of "pretty" is on the chest.

Now, that's the best description I've ever heard. That's exactly what I'm trying to say.

 

[Oddball]

Now, that's the best description I've ever heard. That's exactly what I'm trying to say.

No problem

 

[WhiteWolves64]

Vampy -- im unable to understand ur explaination on this sign for transgendered -- can u please explain a bit more clear for me q

Here's pictures of Sign language of "Transgender" and Just a thought you might want to clear it up to understand what they talking about....

 

[Interpretrator]

To me that TRANSGENDER sign doesn't really look like getting the breasts removed, but has a sense of "feeling beautiful inside." That's how I'll remember it anyway, although most likely I'll use the older change-X sign with people who still use it.