No Straight Lines invites us to see one another with greater compassion
through heartfelt answers to one simple question.
If you’d like to add your voice to this growing collective, we’d love to hear your answer.
Every voice matters.
Every portrait in this book represents a person who found the courage to speak their truth.
These are real people; not characters.
Every photograph is a person hoping to be understood.
“We are all different, but we are also all the same. We’re all humans; we all have feelings. We might be different from you, but we don’t need to be fixed. We only need acceptance, just the way we are.”
No Straight Lines is a collection of portraits and sincere answers from members of the LGBTQ+ community who chose to respond to one simple question:
"What do you wish people understood about you?"
This isn’t a book about politics or persuasion.
It’s about real people. It’s about love, hope, resilience, belonging, and the universal desire to be seen, understood, and accepted for who we are.
The book begins with the voices of others.
It ends with yours.
Every person in these pages answered one simple question.
When you reach the final page, you'll find space to add your own portrait and complete the sentence:
"I wish you understood..."
Then share it with someone you'd like to have understand you a little better.
The book begins with the voices of others.
It ends with yours.
Every person in these pages answered one simple question.
On the final page, you'll find a place to add your own portrait and to complete the sentence:
"I wish you understood..."
Then share the book with someone you'd like to have understand you
a little better.
“We are all different, but we are also all the same. We’re all humans; we all have feelings. We might be different from you, but we don’t need to be fixed. We only need acceptance, just the way we are.”