Out of the Darkness (An ASL Coming Out Poem)

This is an artistic American Sign Language (ASL) poem about coming out.
Subtitles are available, but are not an exact translation.

[@james1preston]

Lot's of tough emotions we go through before finally throwing the door open. Lot's more afterward too, getting rid of years of baggage. Appreciate you, Justin.

[@DeafJennyWitty]

Tears tears tears of awed emotions from watching your gorgeous poem> I watched it without captions - truly beautiful!!! Continued sunshine on your soul!! Perfect timing... my friends got married on 10/10/15 Shayquoia! HUGS!!

[@patriciabronk1786]

I l ike it. I wish everyone felt that way. Its hard to hide from everyone.

[@shawnsandlin]

Really beautiful work. Thank you.

[@aribobo3]

I met you at the grand opening for the ASL Shop in LA recently. I told you that I had seen you in my ASL 2 textbook. I wish that I had seen this poem from you prior to meeting you. I had tears watching this as it is all too relatable. The journey of coming out of the dark closet, into the beautiful world full of love, and the vibrant queer community. Thank you for sharing.

[@colbysmith447]

Wow, my eyes are all teared up! I get it.

[@TheRobinMTaylor]

You signed out in handshapes of only "5", "closed 5", and "S" beautifully! Thank you for sharing.

[@rawmark]

Justin, it's a beautiful poem.

[@supersunman6056]

Wonderful poem. His voice sounds great!

[@cynthiahopkins7090]

So cool. Excellent job!

[@MissPowers78]

beautiful!

[@raiel-hawiyeh4785]

I would learn ASL in a heartbeat for someone this good looking. The beauty of the poetry alone makes me want to.

[@MadreMaven]

for whatever reason, the subtitles don't show for me. and they aren't needed.

[@nickk6082]

Miss you, pal. Hope to see you again someday soon.

[@nickjandhcr28]

This is beautiful

[@hkitabayashi]

Great poetry! Impressive performance.

[@fieldofdandelions795]

i REALLY related to the closet getting smaller and smaller and smaller, and pressure getting tighter and tighter. being in the closet it so suffocating

[@katiewhalen4007]

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