Deaf Leatherboy Hopes to Resuscitate True Spirit
By Jacob Anderson-Minshall
Published: February 28, 2008

http://www.sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=7636

"I think most people are aware we exist," Alex Leffers says about deaf members of the queer community.  Still, he contends, "There's a lot of unnecessary fear. We use our hands to communicate, true, but we do welcome conversation with people that aren't familiar with sign language. Stop apologizing for your lack of knowledge and just talk to us."