https://www.georgiapressley.com/deaf-culture-identity daily 0.75 2026-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/2e9f705a-4b29-4eb4-a3d5-f7bf0b7bfd24/GQ9.jpg Deaf Culture & Identity "The world is gotta look at us as human who can sign and understand just as well as hearing." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/0b965f11-badb-4d45-ac8f-d90b44aebca6/Ana4.jpg Deaf Culture & Identity "I can talk and use ASL. I learned oral when I was 5 at Deaf school." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/46087be6-512f-4e67-9792-18342ef02377/Sam11.jpg Deaf Culture & Identity "I am proud of being black deaf male" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/b0cc5abe-cfb5-4255-8e28-b455fa814053/Ben1.jpg Deaf Culture & Identity "We're tired of culture appropriation of our language to show off" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/011e1a5b-169b-4f7a-be3a-b5d2961c9a9c/Wilma5.jpg Deaf Culture & Identity "I wish that I was stronger in the past so I can just laugh instead of letting assumptions get to me." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/c00afb20-1e6e-457a-9b23-f669b1dafd71/Hollis6.jpg Deaf Culture & Identity The mainstream world say that I'm dumb and can't do anything. That's not true. I'm proud who I am." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/2db4c591-294d-4884-98d8-b4001208c033/Kaya3.jpg Deaf Culture & Identity "Hearing people thinks Deaf can read lips when really they can't. Hearing people think deaf people can speak when really we can't. How can we if we never heard a sound in our lifetime. Hearing will discriminate deaf if they can't speak at all." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/e65e05b2-bdf8-4d05-8a12-53ccb2e7c8ef/Ana10.jpg Deaf Culture & Identity "I alway proud of being Deaf. 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The event was to spread messages about stopping the violence that swarms Rochester in the hottest times of the summer every year and instead spread hope throughout the community. The event gave free hair cuts, food, and toys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/d2d6b2b3-f06a-4fc7-8acc-912cd24ca031/09032022_PhotoCityMusicHall_3152.jpg Photographs Des Gilbert, left, and Mike Henry, right, kiss as people dance during a party organized by Juice Box at Photo City Music Hall in Rochester, N.Y. Juice Box is a company that organizes inclusive queer dance parties in Rochester. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/2aa53a76-8449-4b06-b2ff-998dc8757ebc/03_Pressley_0229.JPG Photographs Judith Gohringer, abstract painter, stands in her workspace at the Anderson Alley Artist Studios in Rochester, N.Y. Gohringer’s work has been influenced by her interest in mid-20th-century contemporary artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/e3ad16be-123f-46e7-9fa0-489fe5c8f8a4/107A6845-2-Edit.jpeg Photographs Close-up of a leaf with visible veins, partially dried or decayed, with some small white fungi or mold along the edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/f0609d1f-1eaf-4fe7-a069-aab214bbf28c/08102022_LetRollTributeRide_1370.jpg Photographs A motorcyclists begins his ride during a 9/11 Tribute Ride in Rochester, N.Y. This ride marked the 21st anniversary of the ride. The “motorcycle-only ride” is reported by the organizers of Operation Patriot as “one of the largest parade-style rides in New York State”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/f06cff5d-59c7-4496-822b-dd1d81719e5e/080122_DragShow_GP_30+copy.jpeg Photographs Druex Sidora, newly crowned “2021 Best Dancing Queen Of Baltimore”, collects tips from audience members during a performance in the “From Mama With Love” drag show in Chautauqua, N.Y. Drag performers lip sang and danced as a part of the program organized by the LGBTQ and Friends Group at Chautauqua Institution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/1c345f1f-f313-496d-9fd4-904c34c0d16a/Nat_Web.jpg Photographs A young woman with wet hair is lying on a wooden deck by the water, with her hands on her forehead and a neutral facial expression. There is a glass of wine and a smartphone on the deck nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/15e5423e-d445-4cf2-8236-f26ff34e594c/Untitled+Capture0289.png Photographs A close-up black and white photo of a person with dark skin and curly hair, touching their face with their fingers, focusing on the forehead, eye, and cheek area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/1777071426502-15ZA01AW11R7P7Y3ANPP/Pressley_02132022_0217.jpg Photographs Broken glassware and spilled red and amber liquids on a white tablecloth, with broken glass shards and shattered pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/35d921ae-3d5c-4afa-aa52-e25935e7c733/Pressley_04152022_0114.jpg Photographs Shayna Kiblin (CQ), a fiber and installation artist, sits for a portrait with her installation “Pillow Princess” at the RIT City Art Space in Rochester, N.Y. Kiblin’s work focuses on themes around identity, “Pillow Princess” specifically explores ideas about lesbianism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/e067388c-a2a7-4172-bcc4-a31ac0e4d897/KayPSD-Recovered-Recovered.jpg Photographs A black and white photograph features a realistic statue of a woman standing on a pedestal, with her arms raised above her head. Behind her, there are neon line drawings of multiple figures in various poses, creating a dynamic background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/bf67822a-3776-414a-9c17-20110ef3fb97/080522_WashingtonBalletCHQDance_GP_03.jpg Photographs Chautauqua School of Dance students rehearse a dance from “Black Swan” in the Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studio at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, N.Y. on Aug. 3, 2022. Dancers were directed by Julie Kent, the Artistic Director of The Washington Ballet, in preparation for a joint performance with the Chautauqua School of Dance and The Washington Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/1779126452743-7256TPHITFJ4EQ9TNFX2/070622_AlumniAllStarBalletGala_GP_10%25252Bcopy.jpg Photographs Two performers on stage with arms raised, illuminated against a dark background, creating a dramatic and expressive scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/1694631744878-XEHJIZEOQH802FRITHX7/10072022_MaggieD_0067.jpg Photographs Maggie Dempsey stands adorning the sashes of her previously held pageantry titles in Rochester, N.Y. 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