Rogan Shannon
Deaf Queer Creator
Category: A Deaf Perspective
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Sign language to text recognition
Hello, I’m Rogan and welcome back! I know, it’s been a while. Some new things in the background! Things are still changing in this room, I still have a lot to go. My Patrons already know this, but I’ve been busy with a new job. I’ve been figuring out what the process looks like, what…
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Deaf Awareness Month 2020
Hello, I’m Rogan and welcome! September is here again, and that means it’s Deaf Awareness Month. This is a month where we put focus on promoting more awareness about different aspects of the deaf community. It might be general, it might be more specific about our culture, sign language, issues that impact our community, and…
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English Idioms in ASL
Note: I’m talking about ASL signs using English words to explain. In this post, I’m expanding on what I say in the video because you don’t have the same visuals. I do my best to make it clear how things are signed, but it’s not perfect. Hello and welcome! As you know from the title,…
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Gender and Animated Characters | Onward (2020)
Today, I’d like to talk about gender and how it’s portrayed in movies or TV shows. More specifically, animated things. I decided to make this video because I went to see Onward in the theaters with OC before all of this happened. If you weren’t aware, there is a queer character in this movie. A…
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Sign for Transgender | Response
Hello, and welcome back. Today, I wanted to take a moment and talk about a specific sign – the one for transgender. When I posted my updated Queer Signs video, someone left a comment then deleted it before I could respond. I decided I’d make a video because it’s important to me that this information…
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DC Jericho and The Stand’s Henry Zaga | ICYMI Follow Up
Hello and welcome! This is kind of a follow up to the previous video, because I got a comment and I wanted to respond now. Hi Rogan! There are two things that I’d love to know your opinion about. 1- Chella Man (a deaf and queer activist and artist) being casted on DC’s Titans as…
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In Case You Missed It: Queer and Disabled Edition
Hello and welcome to In Case You Missed It, Queer and Disabled edition! Okay, I’m kidding, this won’t become a series. Probably. Anyway, today I wanted to talk about some exciting announcements that have happened recently. First, let’s talk about the Marvel related ones. There were A LOT of them! I specifically want to focus…
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ASL Grammar and the Deaf Community
Hello and welcome. Today I want to discuss grammar in the deaf community. This topic came up because I got an email through my website. I will paraphrase the email below, just the main point. I’m a beginner ASL student. When I watch your videos, it seems to me that your signing typically follows English…
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Religion and the Deaf Community
*sighs* This is going to be interesting. Hello, I’m Rogan and welcome. Today, as you probably already know from the title, I want to talk a little bit about the religious community and the deaf community. Their…slightly strained relationship over time. I’m not going back to discuss about monks and their sign language and– This…