27 Powerful Portraits Challenging the Definition of What It Means to Be LGBT

"Obviously because of the content of the images, you would assume that this photo project is for the LGBT community, but I think it’s bigger than that," she explained. "There's a universality running throughout this project that should speak to people who haven't 'fit in,' for people who felt that their loved ones truly don't see them, and/or others who were denied for being who they truly are. Folks in the straight community don't struggle with terminology or identity the same way folks do in the LGBT community, but that doesn’' mean that they can't take something away from viewing the photos. All of our identities are politicized in one way or another; it is what we choose to do with them that matters."

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