For Deaf artist William Maggs, attending World Pride helped him to re-evaluate and further understand his queer identity. He was able to discover a large community of Deaf Queer & gay people who he could communicate with easily, and he learned from how they saw themselves.
The affirmation that he could be anyone he wanted to be has given William confidence that’s now feeding into his artistic life.
Humans of the Australian Deaf Community is the second series of Our Deaf Ways - a video podcast created by SBS and Deaf Australia for Deaf, DeafBlind and hard of hearing people who use Auslan, but we also invite hearing people to watch and listen. The video portraits introduce you to the stories of Deaf people from different walks of life.
Deaf Australia and SBS acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who are watching with us.
Deaf Australia and SBS celebrate Auslan and recognise all Deaf leaders in Australia who have advocated for Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing communities. Deaf Australia is proud of everyone’s contribution, whether big or small, in preserving our language, community and culture.
CREDITS
Series created by Paula Thornton, Deaf Australia
Additional editing by Yifan Gan. Music by Micky Grossman
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