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Daz 🏳️‍🌈🧹🕯️🌛⛩️🍶🌸
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Deaf cognitive linguist, dog parent, foodie, enby (they). Postdoc @ Uni of Manitoba.

Linguiste cognitif•ve Sourd•e, parent d'une chienne, foodie, non-binaire (iel). Postdoc @ U du Manitoba.

Les opinions sont à moi/Opinions are all mine.
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drdazzy.bsky.social
Qui est le gouvernement pour dicter ce qui est acceptable ou inacceptable ? IEL est là pour rester ! Les termes binaires ne suffisent pas et ne couvrent pas toustes les citoyen·nes. Le Québec risque de devenir un État trumpien. Ceci est un avertissement.

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Québec n’utilisera plus de néologismes comme « iel »
Un décret visant à baliser l'écriture inclusive a été adopté sous la recommandation du ministre de la Langue française du Québec, Jean-François Roberge.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
drdazzy.bsky.social
@iciradiocanada.bsky.social c'est honteux que CBC puisse reporter cette nouvelle alors qu'il n'y en a aucune trace sur le site web de la Radio-Canada. Et, franchement, c'est aussi honteux que les membres de ce comité ne soient pas issu·e·s de la communauté 2SLGBTQIA+. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Quebec committee charged with analyzing gender identity issues releases lengthy report | CBC News
A Quebec committee tasked with advising the government on gender identity issues published an extensive report addressing various matters tied to the 2SLGBTQ+ community, recommending among other thing...
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May 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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jahochcam.bsky.social
Daz @drdazzy.bsky.social and I are current board members of SLLS (slls.eu/board/) and are seeking feedback about TISLR conferences

Anyone who's interested in signed languages can respond even if you haven't been to TISLR. Please share widely!

Thank you for your time!

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Alt: Captain Picard of Star Trek in uniform seriously says to someone off camera "I would very much like to hear your thoughts" (which appears as white text on the bottom)
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May 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
For the next ten weeks or so, a series of videos I worked on with Nelson Education/Edwin will be released - sharing Indigenous education with students. You can check them out for FREE & here is the first one on Treaties! youtu.be/rRIdYRdzA6w?...
Understanding Treaties | Go for a Walk with Niigaan Sinclair
YouTube video by Edwin Classroom
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May 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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leahgazan.bsky.social
Today is the first provincially recognized Two-Spirit and Trans Day of Visibility in Manitoba. It was so humbling to hear from local icon Feather Talia about how allies can step up to protect the lives of our gender-diverse family.
Feather Talia speaks at a the podium in the legislature. A trans pride flag covers the left side of the image and over it the text reads "If you see us today, then fight for us tomorrow. -- Feather Talia" A photo on the left of the screen features Leah in a jacket in an autumn setting. The text to the left reads "I honour and thank all Two-Spirit, Trans, and gender-diverse people. We deserve a world where visibility is safe and validating for everyone. You are so loved. Trans rights are human rights. -- Leah Gazan"
March 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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deafqueer.bsky.social
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️
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The ASL sign for ‘transgender’ is similar to the ASL sign for ‘beautiful’ but is signed on the middle of the chest.

Illustration by Deaf trans artist Carlisle Robinson.

#TDOV #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #DeafTransPride #ASL #QueerASLSigns
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⠀⠀ Image description via Carlisle: an illustration of ASL for transgender in trans pride flag color. The sign starts with hands almost like high five but slightly bent with thumb a bit inside, as if you’re holding an egg. The hand is placed on chest with side of thumb and index finger touching your chest. Then the hand is moved away from chest with fingers in more closed, the hand is rotated that your palm is facing inward toward your chest. Then last sign is all fingers touching each other at fingertips, with side of your pinkie finger touching the chest. ⠀⠀ #deaftransgender #deaftrans #transgenderdeaf #deafandtrans #transgender #trans #transdayofvisibility #tdov #deafqueer #deaflgbt #deaflgbtq #lgbt #deafqueerart #deaftransart #queerasl #queersigns #americansignlanguage #transisbeautiful⠀
March 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
drdazzy.bsky.social
Je suis très honoré·e d'avoir été invité·e à participer à ce panel important, où les Sourd·e·s peuvent discuter du rôle grandissant de l’IA dans nos vies. Mais l’IA est-elle développée en tenant compte des personnes sourdes? Rien ne doit être décidé sur nous sans nous.
eversa.bsky.social Eversa @eversa.bsky.social · Mar 28
C’est inévitable, l’IA fait désormais partie de nos vies. Mais qu’en est-il de l’IA en langue des signes?

Les questions sont nombreuses et les réponses encore incertaines. C’est pourquoi nous avons organisé cinq panels pour en discuter ouvertement.

Plus d'informations > tr.ee/IAnr3eF4fp
PANELS EN LIGNE L'IA en langue des signes : Notre langue, notre espace, notre avenir Sujets : - Introduction à l'IA en langue des signes - Applications en interprétation, traduction, éducation - Que nous réserve l'avenir ? Tous les deux mercredis du 9 avril au 4 juin 2025 de 12 h à 12 h 45 HAE Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ! [info@eversa.cowww.eversa.co](mailto:info@eversa.cowww.eversa.co) Logos: Eversa, Université du Manitoba, Innucloud, ReQIS, SIVET, UQAM.
March 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
drdazzy.bsky.social
I'm truly honored to be invited to join this important panel, where Deaf people can discuss the ever-growing role of AI in our lives. But is AI being developed with Deaf people in mind? Nothing about us should be decided without us.
eversa.bsky.social Eversa @eversa.bsky.social · Mar 28
It's inevitable, AI is now part of our lives. But what about AI in sign language?

There are many questions and the answers are still uncertain. That's why we organized five panels to discuss it openly.

More information > tr.ee/oQGtuhZjnI
ONLINE PANELS AI in Sign Language: Our Language, Our Space, Our Future Topics: - Introduction to AI in Sign Language - Applications in: - Interpreting - Translation - Education - What does the future hold? Every second Wednesday April 9 - June 4, 2025 12 PM - 12:45 PM EDT Register now! [info@eversa.co](mailto:info@eversa.co)[www.eversa.co](http://www.eversa.co/) Logos of Eversa, University of Manitoba, innucloud, ReQIS, SIVET, and UQAM are displayed. There is a small circular image of two people engaged in a discussion. Image description provided with Be My Eyes.
March 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
drdazzy.bsky.social
@markcarneyforpm.bsky.social is now the new Canadian PM. How long until the election writ drops?
March 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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laborlibrarian.bsky.social
From “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

#skybrary #skybrarians #booksky
A screenshot of a poem. The poem reads: Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.
March 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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cocchino.bsky.social
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Words the Trump admin has banned from research grants 1/x
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March 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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dmgreene.bsky.social
Judith Butler: "Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?"
Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’
A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, the thinker welcomes EL PAÍS in California after being voted one of the most influential minds in the world
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February 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
Stand with trans Americans. You don’t have to understand everything about the transgender experience to know that Trump’s acts of humiliation and dehumanization are unjust and dangerous.

www.thebulwark.com/p/stand-with...
Stand With Trans Americans
You don’t have to understand everything about the transgender experience to know that Trump’s acts of humiliation and dehumanization are unjust and dangerous.
www.thebulwark.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
drdazzy.bsky.social
It's an honour to be asked to give a talk in this colloquium series organized by the Department of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba on March 28th!
Poster of talk titled "What is the mouth doing? An analysis of morphological and pragmatic mouth actions in LSQ" by Daz Saunders, Instructor and Post Doctoral Fellow in the department of Linguistics, University of Manitoba. Date: March 28 2025, 2.30pm to 4.30pm, 406 Tier Building.
March 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
drdazzy.bsky.social
Oui, absolument! Yes, absolutely!
Le Manitoba retire l’alcool américain des tablettes des Liquor Mart

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Le Manitoba retire l’alcool américain des tablettes des Liquor Mart
Le Manitoba avait annoncé une mesure similaire au début du mois de février avant de revenir sur sa décision.
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March 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
drdazzy.bsky.social
We do not respond kindly to bullies. Shop Canadian! Shop locally!
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ALT: two bald eagles and a goose are standing on a snowy surface .
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March 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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#ATrueHero #WestandwithUkraine
March 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
drdazzy.bsky.social
No government has a right to dictate who you are! This story is heartbreaking. www.cbc.ca/news/world/h...
Hunter Schafer says passport lists sex as 'M' after Trump executive order | CBC News
Hunter Schafer, the American actress best known for her role in Euphoria, said she was “shocked” to find the gender marker on her passport had been changed to “M” after an executive order from the Tru...
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February 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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February 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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gurdeep.ca
Joy often awaits like a hidden treasure, yearning to be discovered. While darkness may creep in uninvited, true joy demands our conscious pursuit - a journey worth every step. Take that first stride toward brightness.
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February 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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adamcschembri.bsky.social
Sign CAFE 3: Cognitive and Functional Explorations in Sign Language Linguistics sign.uw.edu.pl/en/sign-cafe...
Sign Café 3 – Call for Papers – Research on PJM and Deafness
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February 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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gurdeep.ca
In these dark times, when storm clouds loom on every horizon, let us be bearers of light, scattering joy and kindness like stardust across the tapestry of our shared humanity.
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Joy, Hope and Positivity Through Bhangra Movement at Kananaskis, Alberta | Canadian Rockies
YouTube video by Gurdeep Pandher
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February 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
drdazzy.bsky.social
Veuillez signer cette pétition contre le plan de Trump pour Gaza et l'expulsion des Gazouis de leur terre:

Please sign this petition against Trump's plan for Gaza and the removal of Gazans from their homeland:

www.standing-together.org/petition-en/...
הצטרפו לדרישה
www.standing-together.org
February 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
“These first two weeks of Trump’s new term and the extensive executive orders removing nearly every right I have as a trans American have been by far the worst in all my professional years.”

In The Handbasket’s first guest piece @katelynburns.com explains the toll on trans journalists right now:
GUEST COLUMN: The current ‘mindf*ck’ of being a trans journalist
Katelyn Burns explains the personal and professional toll of Trump's anti-trans executive orders.
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February 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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gurdeep.ca
Sprinkling stardust of joy in the darkest of times.

We live on a very small planet in a vast universe, yet we create problems that seem bigger than the universe itself.

Discover your fresh perspective and spread joy with one another.

Gurdeep.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM