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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/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/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/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/2aa53a76-8449-4b06-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/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/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/840b31e0-a9b3-4920-9ff3-3ee6bf90fffd/20240324_AdriannaNoone_000276.jpg Photographs Folk singer, Adrianna Noone, plays her guitar in Rochester, N.Y. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/b11da1c7-b2c1-4bc3-95c8-8041fe28825e/03_Pressley_0228+copy.JPG Photographs Jan Hewitt Towsley, a traditional and contemporary weaver sits at her loom at the Anderson Alley Artist Studios in Rochester, N.Y. Towsley opened her studio at Anderson Alley in 1989. 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. Dempsey held titles such as "Miss Rochester", "Miss New York", and "International United Miss". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/1694631694340-VNRN2X68N48UG13JH0C7/072422_GolfCoupleTournament_GP_05%252Bcopy.jpg Photographs Kathy De Winds (left) watches as Linda Barber (right) hits a golf ball during a 18 Hole Couple’s Tournament at the Chautauqua Golf Club in Chautauqua, N.Y. 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/v1/625c413b1d71b77e6fd7bac0/1746632865263-LAUA86SRZUALCSWZRI0E/INE_gap7142_06.jpg Photographs Adelle Reale, owner of Dippygirl Art, poses for a portrait. Reale’s business was born out of “pandemic boredom”, selling resin-based accessories such as hair clips. “Through making these hair accessories and creating pieces that I see myself in my sense of self expression and identity has become stronger.” “My style is constantly changing depending on my mood. 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