Before Lil Nas X had the Billboard crown and before Saucy Santana was a festival mainstay, there was an entire wave of openly queer hip-hop artists building something from the ground up—without corporate backing, without mainstream co-signs, and without apology. I know, because I was there.

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Music is often considered a predominantly auditory experience, but for many in the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities, it’s a rich,...