![[Image: Against a blue background, text reads: "Happy National Deaf LGBTQ+ Awareness Week! April 7th - 13th, 2025."
Seven cartoon characters are shown smiling and signing.
The first character is an Black transgender woman wearing a black t-shirt with white text that says, ‘Deaf Trans & Proud’. She is wearing a pink skirt and a transgender flag-colored (pink, blue, white, pink) head band. She has short, curly black hair.
The second character, signing 'National,' is a South Asian drag queen wearing large ear hoops and green attire. They have long brown hair and are wearing makeup.
The third person is a leather bear with red hair wearing a leather vest and jeans with a ‘Bear’ symbol on their t-shirt signing ‘deaf’.
The fourth character, finger spelling 'L' and 'G', is a teenaged Asian youth with brown hair pulled up in a bun, wearing a purple shirt and jean shorts.
The fifth character, fingerspelling 'B' and 'T', is a medium-skinned non-binary Latinx young adult wheelchair user with short, black hair. They are wearing a green t-shirt with DQRC’s logo on it, and blue jeans.
The sixth character is a cisgender DeafBlind Native American elder wearing glasses and holding a cane; he is wearing a brown jacket, black shirt and brown pants and signing, “G” and “awareness”.
The seventh character is a middle school aged Asian femme youth with long, curly hair and a hearing aid. They are wearing an orange shirt, blue jeans and signing ‘week’]
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The National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week logo was created for the Deaf Queer Resource Center by Carlisle Robinson, a talented Deaf transgender artist and illustrator. Every year, one character in the logo is replaced with a new one.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c2dts77pg55jgwjjbt73tlzt/bafkreiebdflzgk5egypmqrxt4vb4fgthhzr6p5g6y3bfkf7j5r57yf7gp4)
[Image: Against a blue background, text reads: "Happy National Deaf LGBTQ+ Awareness Week! April 7th - 13th, 2025." Seven cartoon characters are shown smiling and signing. The first character is an Black transgender woman wearing a black t-shirt with white text that says, ‘Deaf Trans & Proud’. She is wearing a pink skirt and a transgender flag-colored (pink, blue, white, pink) head band. She has short, curly black hair. The second character, signing 'National,' is a South Asian drag queen wearing large ear hoops and green attire. They have long brown hair and are wearing makeup. The third person is a leather bear with red hair wearing a leather vest and jeans with a ‘Bear’ symbol on their t-shirt signing ‘deaf’. The fourth character, finger spelling 'L' and 'G', is a teenaged Asian youth with brown hair pulled up in a bun, wearing a purple shirt and jean shorts. The fifth character, fingerspelling 'B' and 'T', is a medium-skinned non-binary Latinx young adult wheelchair user with short, black hair. They are wearing a green t-shirt with DQRC’s logo on it, and blue jeans. The sixth character is a cisgender DeafBlind Native American elder wearing glasses and holding a cane; he is wearing a brown jacket, black shirt and brown pants and signing, “G” and “awareness”. The seventh character is a middle school aged Asian femme youth with long, curly hair and a hearing aid. They are wearing an orange shirt, blue jeans and signing ‘week’] *** The National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week logo was created for the Deaf Queer Resource Center by Carlisle Robinson, a talented Deaf transgender artist and illustrator. Every year, one character in the logo is replaced with a new one.]
National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week (aka #DeafLGBTQWeek and #DeafQueerWeek) is a project of @deafqueer.bsky.social. It launched in 2018 with the goal of uplifting and supporting multiply-marginalized Deaf queer and trans communities, especially youth. deaflgbtqweek.info
#DeafLGBTQWeek
