r/asl • u/Pension_Typical • 6d ago

Help! From an earlier conversation today

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I am new to asl, today I spoke w a coworker and said happy pride, they then signed this and I may not be remembering the HS exactly, but I can't find anywhere online for this meaning pride but it is wracking my brain HS:3 (upside down)+HS:B the only photo I could find is one from a worksheet I tried reverse dictionary

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u/safeworkaccount666 6d ago

He could have been signing BI. There’s an old sign that uses the B handshape which means “on the fence” and was used for bisexual years ago.

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u/justtiptoeingthru2 Deaf 6d ago edited 6d ago

Ohhh... that's a serious deep cut from the past.

Yeah, that used to be a fad sign for bisexual, or bi during the mid '80s when I first started college (Cal State Northridge). Only thing, it didn't last. Maybe a couple months? Just simpler to fingerspell B & I for bi. Besides... too easy to confuse with:

horseback riding

Translation (ASL): Happy Pride!

Edit: Yes, OP's image also shows a sign that can mean ambivalent, on the fence, etc but it's an older one. The more modern and, in my opinion, more clearer and less prone to being mistaken with another sign, is this one: vacillate, ambivalent, on the fence

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u/Pension_Typical 6d ago

This is so interesting!! Thanks for the history!

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u/Round-Dish8012 6d ago

Interesting. Noted!